Ohio DUI Laws

In the state of Ohio you will be charged with Operating a Vehicle Intoxicated (OVI) if your Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) is 0.08%, the minimum BAC known to impair everyone.

First Ohio OVI Offense

• 3 days to 6 months imprisonment or
• 3-day driver intervention program
• 6 days imprisonment if BAC is 0.17% or above
• 6 months to 3 years license suspension
• $450 reinstatement fee
• $250 to $1000 fine

Second Ohio OVI Offense

• 10 days imprisonment
• 18 days to 6 months electronic home monitoring
• 20 days imprisonment if BAC is 0.17% or above
• 1 to 5 year(s) license suspension
• $450 reinstatement fee
• $350 to $1500 fine
• 90-day driver intervention program
• 90-day vehicle immobilization

Third Ohio OVI Offense

• 30 days to 1 year imprisonment or
• 15 days imprisonment and 55 days to 1 year electronic home monitoring
• 60 days imprisonment if BAC is 0.17% or above
• 1 to 10 year(s) license suspension
• $450 reinstatement fee
• $350 to $1500 fine
• 90-day driver intervention program
• 180-day vehicle immobilization
• Mandatory alcohol treatment program

Fourth Ohio OVI Offense

• Felony offense
• 60 days to 1 year imprisonment
• $800 to $10,000 fine
• $450 reinstatement fee
• 3-year to permanent license suspension
• Mandatory vehicle forfeiture
• Mandatory alcohol treatment program

Ohio’s implied consent law means that if you are pulled over for suspected OVI and you refuse to submit to a test, your license will be suspended for one year, subsequent refusals will result in longer suspensions.