Massachusetts DUI Laws

In the state of Massachusetts you will be charged with Driving Under the Influence (DUI) if your Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) is 0.08%, the minimum BAC known to impair everyone.

First Massachusetts DUI Offense

• Up to 30 months imprisonment
• $500 to $5000 fine
• $250 assessment fine
• $50 DUI victim trust fund fine
• 1 year license suspension
• Court assigned treatment program

Second Massachusetts DUI Offense

• 30 days to 30 months imprisonment
• $600 to $10,000 fine
• 2-year license suspension
• Possible hardship license after 1 year
• Ignition interlock device required

Third Massachusetts DUI Offense

• 150 days to 5 years imprisonment
• $1000 to $15,000 fine
• 8-year license suspension
• Possible hardship license after 2 year
• Ignition interlock device required

Fourth Massachusetts DUI Offense

• 1 to 5 year(s) imprisonment
• $1500 to $25,000 fine
• 10-year license suspension
• Possible hardship license after 5 year
• Ignition interlock device required

Fifth Massachusetts DUI Offense

• 2 to 5 years imprisonment
• $2000 to $50,000 fine
• Permanent license suspension

Massachusetts’s implied consent law means that if you are pulled over for suspected DUI and you refuse to submit to a chemical test, your license will be suspended 180 days if you have no prior DUI offense. If you refuse a test and you have a previous DUI conviction, your license will be suspended for 3 years. The penalties increase to 5 years if you two priors and a permanent suspension if you have three.