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DUI DMV Suspension

Criminal penalties for DUI include fines, prison terms, and license suspensions. By law, the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) must impose 45-day license suspensions for drivers age 21 or older convicted of DUI. Once their licenses are reinstated, these offenders can drive only vehicles equipped with ignition interlock devices for specified periods of time.
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What are the Connecticut DUI Laws?

Connecticut’s DUI law consists primarily of two statutes:

1CGS §§ 14-227a and -227b. The first prohibits a person from driving (1) while “under the influence” of alcohol or drugs or (2) with an “elevated” blood alcohol content (BAC). A person is under the influence if his ability to drive is affected to an appreciable degree. The maximum allowable BAC depends on the driver’s age and the type of vehicle he or she is operating.

2  CGS § 14-227b, motorists implicitly consent to be tested for drugs or alcohol when they drive. The law establishes administrative license suspension procedures for drivers who refuse to submit to a test or whose test results indicate an elevated BAC.

Does Connecticut have court-sanctioned programs that allow defendants to keep their record clean or avoid jail when faced with a DUI Charge?

1There are Court-sanctioned programs than can allow defendants to keep their “record clean” or to avoid jail.

What are the Connecticut elevated Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) levels for ages 21+?

Drivers over age 21 have an elevated BAC:

1Drivers over age 21 have an elevated BAC if it is found to be .08% or more.

2  Drivers operating a commercial motor vehicle (e.g., a large truck) have an elevated BAC if it is .04% or more

What are the Connecticut elevated Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) levels if I am under 21?

1Under CGS § 14-227g, people younger than 21 have an elevated BAC if it is found to be .02% or more.

What are the criminal penalties for DUI's in Connecticut?

1Fines

2  Prison terms

3  License Suspensions

What are the Connecticut elevated Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) levels if I am under 21?

1Under CGS § 14-227g, people younger than 21 have an elevated BAC if it is found to be .02% or more.

Criminal penalties for DUI include fines, prison terms, and license suspensions.  By law, the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) must impose 45-day license suspensions for drivers age 21 or older convicted of DUI. Once their licenses are reinstated, these offenders can drive only vehicles equipped with ignition interlock devices for specified periods of time.

Do laws specify evidence admissibility criteria for alcohol or drug tests?
The Simple Answer is yes!
They establish criminal penalties and driver's license suspension penalties for violations.