Indiana DUI Penalties, Fines and Suspensions

Indiana DUI Convictions:

• First conviction: Class C misdemeanor; jail sentence up to 60 days; fine up to $500.
• Second conviction: (without regard to prior offense)à jail sentence of at least five days; 180 hours community service.
• Second conviction within five years:  level 6 felony; jail sentence of six months to two-and-a-half years; fine of up to $10,000.
• Third conviction (regardless of timing of prior offenses)à jail sentence of at least 10 days; 360 hours community service. IC 9-30-5-1; IC 9-30-5-2; IC 9-30-5-3 IC 9-30-5-15.
• Court may order violator to make “restitution” of not more than $1,000 to the emergency medical services fund for any needed services provided by emergency services personnel as a result of their actions. IC 9-30-5-17(b).
• Conviction – criminal penalties (jail sentence, fines, community service) (continued)
• Additional criminal penalties in cases where driver commits a violation: (1) “in a manner that endangers a person”; (2) while causing serious bodily injury to another person; or (3) while causing the death of another person. IC 9-30-5-2(b); IC 9-30-5-4; IC 9-30-5-5.

Child endangerment

• If driver is age 21 or older and commits a violation when at least one passenger is under age 18. IC 9-30-5-3(a)(2).

DUI Arrest Statistics and Indiana Drunk Driving

* Sources: State Justice Department, Federal Highway Administration