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Arkansas Drunk Driving Fines & Penalties
1st DWI Offense First Drunk Driving Conviction in Arkansas Jail: From 24 Hours to 1 Year or Public Service Jail: F
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Arkansas First-Offense DUI/DWI
In Arkansas, it is illegal to operate or have actual physical control of a vehicle or motorboat while intoxicated or with a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of .08% or greater. Read about the penalties for a first DWI conviction in Arkansas
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Arkansas Second-Offense DUI/DWI
Arkansas law prohibits all motorists from operating or being in actual physical control of a vehicle or motorboat while intoxicated or with a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of .08% or more. Read about the penalties for a second DWI conviction in Arkansas.
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Arkansas Third-Offense DUI/DWI
Arkansas’s DWI (driving while intoxicated) laws prohibit operating or having actual physical control of a vehicle or motorboat while intoxicated or having a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of .08% or greater. Read about the penalties for a third DWI conviction in Arkansas.
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Sobriety checkpoints are legal in Arkansas (see 827 S.W.2d 157 (Ark. 1992)). These checkpoints (also referred to as "mobile checkpoints" or "roadblocks") are police traffic stops that are not tied to any specific or individual suspicions.
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Arkansas DWI: Refusal to Take a Blood, Breath or Urine Test
In Arkansas, if you get pulled over for a DWI and the officer asks you to take a blood, breath, or urine test, do you have to take one? What happens if you refuse?
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Subject to some exceptions, Arkansas prohibits possessing open containers of alcohol in a motor vehicle. Read about how an open container violation is defined and the penalties for a violation.