MASSACHUSETTS DUI LAWS FIRST OFFENSE

• Jail: Not more than 2 1/2 years House of Correction
• Fine: $500-$5,000
• License suspended for 1 year; work/education hardship considered in 3 months; general hardship in 6 months

Alternative disposition (1st Offense OUI)

• Probation with mandatory participation in alcohol-drug education program paid for by defendant
• License suspended for 45 to 90 days (210 days for drivers under age 21)
• Available for 2^nd offenses from over 10 years prior

MASSACHUSETTS OUI LAWS SECOND OFFENSE

• Jail: Not less than 60 days (30-day mandatory), not more then 2 1/2 years
• Fine: $600-$10,000
• License suspended for 2 years, work/education hardship considered in 6 months; general hardship in 1 year.

Alternative disposition (2nd Offense OUI)

• 2 years’ probation
• 14-day confined treatment program paid for by the defendant
• License suspended for two years, work/education hardship considered in 6 months; general hardship in 1 year

MASSACHUSETTS DWI LAW THIRD OFFENSE (3rd)

• Jail: Not less than 180 days (150-day mandatory), not more than 5 years State Prison (felony status)
• May be served in a prison treatment program
• Fine $1,000-$15,000
• License suspended for 8 years, work/education hardship considered in 2 years; general hardship in 4 years

MASSACHUSETTS OUI LAW FOURTH OFFENSE (4th)

• Jail: Not less than 2 years (1 year minimum mandatory), not more than 5 years (felony status)
• Fine $1,500-$25,000
• License suspended for 10 years, work/education hardship considered in 5 years; general hardship in 8 years

MASSACHUSETTS DUI LAW FIFTH OFFENSE (5th)

• Jail: Not less than 2 1/2 years (24 mos. minimum mandatory), not more than 5 years (felony status)
• Fine $2,000-$50,000
• License for life, no possibility of hardship