What are the penalties for a second DUI?

The statutory range for a second conviction is up to nine months with a fine of $1,000 to $2,000. With a minor passenger or a reading at or above .15, it rises to up to twelve months and $2,000 to $4,000.

The timing is what matters most. A second offense within five years of a prior carries a mandatory minimum of ten days in jail, a thirty-day vehicle impoundment, and a five-year license revocation with hardship eligibility possible after a year.

Outside that five-year window, the mandatory jail minimum doesn't apply and the revocation periods are shorter.

That distinction makes the date of the prior conviction one of the first things to verify. Records contain errors, out-of-state convictions get characterized incorrectly, and whether a prior actually qualifies is a question the State has to prove rather than assert.