Georgia DUI Laws


Get Your DUI Case Evaluation NowIn Georgia, the BAC (blood-alcohol content) at which you can legally operate a vehicle is .08. If you are under the age of 21, you may have only .02 percent BAC.

There are many laws that come into effect in defending a Georgia DUI conviction:
  • Any driver in Georgia with a BAC above .08 percent is considered ‘per se intoxicated.’ This means that the BAC is all the proof needed for conviction of DUI.
  • In Georgia, a driver will experience harsher penalties if convicted of DUI with a BAC .15 percent or more above the legal limit of .08 percent at the time of arrest.
  • There are minimum mandatory penalties imposed on drivers with a blood-alcohol concentration above Georgia’s maximum allowable level of .08 percent or drivers subject to the implied consent laws for refusing to submit to breath, blood, or urine testing for blood-alcohol content.
  • ‘Implied Consent Laws’ require that a driver suspected of DUI cooperate with breath, blood, or urine testing for blood-alcohol content (BAC). Refusing these tests carries penalties that can include mandatory suspension of a driving license for up to a year.
  • Drivers under the age of 21 operating a vehicle with a .02 percent blood-alcohol level or above are subject to DUI penalties.
  • Georgia drivers convicted of DUI are subject to suspension or revocation (meaning temporary or permanent removal) of their driver’s license by the DMV (Department of Motor Vehicles). In Georgia, for the first DUI offense the mandatory suspension is one year; for the second offense, three years; for the third offense, five years.
  • Permanent or temporary vehicle confiscation for DUI conviction is usually imposed with the fourth conviction of DUI in Georgia. This incurs significant expense for the offender.
  • An ignition interlock device attaches to the convicted DUI offender’s vehicle and requires the driver to perform a breath-test before the vehicle will start. This involves expense to the offender in installation fees and maintenance. This is a penalty option in Georgia with the second DUI conviction.
  • Assessment of those suspected of abusing alcohol repeatedly and education or treatment about alcohol abuse can be required for DUI offenders.
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