Missouri DUI Penalties, Fines and Suspensions

First Convictions

1. First conviction for excessive blood alcohol content (BAC)
2. First conviction for driving while intoxicated by alcohol or drugs (DWI)

A first-time DWI or BAC conviction results in a 90-day suspension.

Multiple Convictions

• If you are convicted of a second intoxication-related traffic offense, regardless of the length of time between convictions, you will normally receive a 1-year revocation for accumulation of points. If you are convicted a second time for an alcohol- or drug-related offense within a five-year period, you may also receive a 5-year license denial.
• If you are convicted three or more times of an intoxication-related traffic offense, you will receive a 10-year license denial.

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

• First conviction 90-day license suspension.
• Second conviction normally a one-year license revocation.
• Second conviction within five yearsà may receive a five-year license denial.
• Third conviction 10-year license denial. V.A.M.S. 302.060; http://dor.mo.gov/drivers/dwiinfo.php. Under current law, the court must require a second or subsequent offender to only operate vehicles with IID for not less than six months following license reinstatement. V.A.M.S. § 577.041(10).

Conviction – criminal penalties (jail sentence, fines, community service)

• First conviction Class B misdemeanor; jail sentence up to six months; fine up to $500.
• Second conviction Class A misdemeanor; jail sentence up to one year; fine up to $1,000.
• Third conviction persistent offender; felony; jail sentence up to four years; fine up to $5,000.
• Fourth conviction aggravated offender; felony; jail sentence up to seven years; fine up to $5,000.
• Fifth conviction chronic offender; felony; jail sentence of five to 15 years. V.A.M.S. 577.023.

Child endangerment

• As of January 1, 2017, in cases of a first offense, a violation is a Class A misdemeanor if it is committed with a person under age 17 in the vehicle. V.A.M.S. 577.010(2)(b).

DUI Arrest Statistics and Missouri Drunk Driving

* Sources: State Justice Department, Federal Highway Administration