Mississippi DUI Penalties, Fines and Suspensions

Mississippi Implied consent – criminal penalty for refusal

Mississippi DUI  Conviction – administrative / civil penalty (license suspension, use of IID)

• First conviction driver’s license suspension of 120 days, unless driver surrenders license and obtains new license restricted to use of IID.
• Second conviction within five years driver’s license suspension of one year, unless driver surrenders license and obtains new license restricted to use of IID.
• Third conviction within five years driver’s license suspended for length of incarceration; use of IID for three years afterwards.
• Fourth or subsequent conviction use of IID for 10 years after incarceration. Miss. Code Ann. § 63-11-23(5). Conviction – criminal penalties (jail sentence, fines, community service)
• First conviction jail sentence up to 48 hours; fine of $250- $1,000.
• Second conviction within five years jail sentence of five days to six months; fine of $600-$1,500; community service of 10 days to six months.
• Third conviction within five years felony; jail sentence of one to five years; fine of $2,000-$5,000.
• Fourth conviction felony; jail sentence of two to 10 years; fine of $3,000-$10,000. Miss. Code Ann. § 63-11-30(2).
• There are enhanced penalties a person commits a violation and causes death or disfigurement of another. Miss. Code Ann. § 63-11-30(5).

Child endangerment

• There are enhanced criminal penalties if a person age 21 or older commits a violation while person under age 16 in vehicle. Miss. Code Ann. § 63-11-30(12).

DUI Arrest Statistics and Mississippi Drunk Driving

* Sources: State Justice Department, Federal Highway Administration