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Arizona DUI laws and penalties

Arizona's legal BAC limit is 0.08%. For a first offense, Arizona's statute provides jail of 10 days to 6 months, a fine of $250 to $2,500, and a license suspension of 90 days. The license hearing, the ignition interlock rule and the statute behind every figure are below.

Figures read from official pages on .

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One county has a page: select it to open it, or find it under Counties below. The other counties are added as data is published.

Arizona DUI laws at a glance

Legal BAC limit
0.08%
Standard US limit
Enhanced penalty BAC
0.15%
Where the penalties step up
Zero tolerance (under 21)
0.00%
Any trace may result in DUI
Lookback period
7 years
Prior DUI offenses that count

License hearing: ask within 30 days

Within 30 days of the notice, after a test of 0.08 or more or a refusal. A timely request stays the suspension. Count the days with the license-hearing window calculator.
Ignition interlock required after a first conviction

Higher BAC level. Extreme DUI. At 0.15 to under 0.20: at least 30 consecutive days in jail (all but 9 can be suspended with a 12-month interlock). At 0.20 or more: 45 days (all but 14).

Ignition interlock. Required after every conviction involving liquor, for 12 months (18 or 24 months for extreme DUI at 0.20 or more).

First-offense license figure is the 90-day administrative suspension (§ 28-1385), not a court revocation; revocation (1 year) applies only on a second conviction within 84 months. Extreme DUI at 0.15 to 0.199 carries a 30-day jail minimum and at 0.20 or more 45 days; the drivers-under-21 rule is any alcohol (§ 4-244(34)).

01Penalties

Arizona DUI penalties

Statutory ranges for standard DUI convictions (no accident, no minor in vehicle).
Arizona statutory DUI penalties, first and second offense
Penalty1st offense2nd offense
Jail (minimum)10 days90 days
Jail (maximum)6 months6 months
Fine (minimum)$250$500
Fine (maximum)$2,500$2,500
License suspension90 days1 year

Statutory ranges only. Actual outcomes vary by county, judge, and attorney. Does not include court fees, surcharges, or program costs.

Published figure for Arizona

Published figure · 2024 (GOHS does not say whether this is a calendar or federal fiscal year)

25,687 DUI arrests reported

353 per 100,000 residents

Source: Arizona Governor's Office of Highway Safety (GOHS), as of Oct 12, 2026. Arizona only. From the GOHS table 'Total DUI Arrests by Agency 2015-2025': DUI arrests reported by 97 agencies; the publisher does not state that this is every DUI arrest in the state. Rate = reported arrests divided by the sum of Arizona county populations.

  • Because reporting may be incomplete, the rate may be understated.
  • The figures were transcribed from the official PDF with AI assistance and have not yet been compared with the PDF cell by cell.
  • The publisher does not define a DUI arrest; it likely includes all impaired-driving offense levels.
  • Other states have no data here yet.

US rate mapArizona arrests by year, county and agency

02Compare

How Arizona compares

Of the 49 states with a confirmed BAC limit, 48 (Arizona among them) use 0.08%; Utah has 0.05%.

On this site's reading of the statutes, of the 49 states with a confirmed rule, 21 require an ignition interlock after every first conviction, 18 in some cases and 8 leave it to the judge; 2 do not require one. Arizona requires one after every first conviction.

The 40 states with a fixed deadline give from 6 to 90 days to ask for a license hearing (the middle one is 10); Arizona gives 30.

Arizona and the states that border it, first-offense figures side by side
StateBAC limitHearing requestInterlock, first offenseJail, first offenseFine, first offenseLicense, first offense
Arizona (this page)0.08%30 daysRequired10 days to 6 months$250 to $2,50090 days
California0.08%10 daysAt the judge's discretion96 hours to 6 months$390 to $1,0006 months
Nevada0.08%No fixed deadlineRequired2 days to 6 months$400 to $1,000185 days
New Mexico0.08%10 daysRequiredUp to 90 daysUp to $5001 year
Utah0.05%10 daysRequired2 days to 6 months$700 to $1,000120 days

Every figure is the statute's own, read from the same kind of page. See DUI laws and penalties for all 50 states.

03The process

How a DUI case moves through the system in Arizona

The typical sequence, in general terms. Timing and details differ by county and by case.

  1. Arrest and booking

    Police arrest a driver on suspicion of DUI and take the person to the local jail, where booking records the arrest, the charge and the times.

  2. Release

    A person is released after posting bail, on their own recognizance, or after a hold. Amounts and timing differ by county.

  3. License action

    Within 30 days of the notice, after a test of 0.08 or more or a refusal. A timely request stays the suspension.

  4. Arraignment

    The first court appearance, where the charge is read and a plea (guilty, not guilty or no contest) is entered.

  5. Pretrial resolution

    A case can end in a plea to a reduced charge, in a diversion or deferred program where the state has one, in a trial, or in a dismissal, depending on the state and the facts.

  6. Sentencing or trial

    For a first offense, Arizona's statute provides jail of 10 days to 6 months, a fine of $250 to $2,500, and a license suspension of 90 days. See the penalties table above.

04Counties

Counties in Arizona

One county has a page here, with the state's arrest counts where it publishes them.
County pageMaricopa CountySample figures only

05Sources

Where Arizona's figures come from

Each figure was read on the official page linked here between Oct 25, 2026 and Oct 26, 2026, and the quoted words were checked against the page the day it was read. The exact words are below so you can check them. Found a mistake? Write to hello@duiarrested.com with the state and the figure.
  • A.R.S. § 28-1381(A) (azleg.gov)Main statute · BAC limit, age 21 and over · Lookback period · Ignition interlock, first offense · First offense: jail, minimum · First offense: fine, minimum · Second offense: jail, minimum · Second offense: fine, minimum · Second offense: license
  • A.R.S. § 28-1382(A)(1) (azleg.gov)Higher BAC level
  • A.R.S. § 4-244(34) (azleg.gov)BAC limit under 21
  • A.R.S. § 28-1385(G)(2)(c) (azleg.gov)License hearing request · First offense: license
  • A.R.S. § 13-707(A)(1) (azleg.gov)First offense: jail, maximum · Second offense: jail, maximum
  • A.R.S. § 13-802(A) (azleg.gov)First offense: fine, maximum · Second offense: fine, maximum
Show the exact words behind each figure
Main statute

A.R.S. § 28-1381

A.R.S. § 28-1381(A)

It is unlawful for a person to drive or be in actual physical control of a vehicle in this state under any of the following circumstances:
BAC limit, age 21 and over

0.08%

A.R.S. § 28-1381(A)(2)

the person has an alcohol concentration of 0.08 or more within two hours of driving or being in actual physical control of the vehicle
Higher BAC level

0.15%

A.R.S. § 28-1382(A)(1)

0.15 or more but less than 0.20.
BAC limit under 21

0.00%

A.R.S. § 4-244(34)

For a person who is under twenty-one years of age to drive or be in physical control of a motor vehicle while there is any spirituous liquor in the person's body.
Lookback period

7 years

A.R.S. § 28-1381(K)

If within a period of eighty-four months a person is convicted of a second violation of this section
License hearing request

30 days

A.R.S. § 28-1385(G)(2)(c)

The request for a hearing or summary review must be received by the department within thirty days after the date of the notice or the order of suspension becomes final.
Ignition interlock, first offense

Required after a first conviction

A.R.S. § 28-1381(I)(6)

If the violation involved intoxicating liquor, shall be required by the department, on report of the conviction, to equip any motor vehicle the person operates with a certified ignition interlock device pursuant to section 28-3319.
First offense: jail, minimum

10 days

A.R.S. § 28-1381(I)(1)

Shall be sentenced to serve not less than ten consecutive days in jail
First offense: jail, maximum

6 months

A.R.S. § 13-707(A)(1)

For a class 1 misdemeanor, six months.
First offense: fine, minimum

$250

A.R.S. § 28-1381(I)(2)

Shall pay a fine of not less than $250.
First offense: fine, maximum

$2,500

A.R.S. § 13-802(A)

A sentence to pay a fine for a class 1 misdemeanor shall be a sentence to pay an amount, fixed by the court, not more than two thousand five hundred dollars.
First offense: license

90 days

A.R.S. § 28-1385(H)

shall suspend the affected person's license or permit to drive or right to apply for a license or permit or any nonresident operating privilege for not less than ninety consecutive days
Second offense: jail, minimum

90 days

A.R.S. § 28-1381(K)(1)

Shall be sentenced to serve not less than ninety days in jail, thirty days of which shall be served consecutively
Second offense: jail, maximum

6 months

A.R.S. § 13-707(A)(1)

For a class 1 misdemeanor, six months.
Second offense: fine, minimum

$500

A.R.S. § 28-1381(K)(2)

Shall pay a fine of not less than $500.
Second offense: fine, maximum

$2,500

A.R.S. § 13-802(A)

A sentence to pay a fine for a class 1 misdemeanor shall be a sentence to pay an amount, fixed by the court, not more than two thousand five hundred dollars.
Second offense: license

1 year

A.R.S. § 28-1381(K)(4)

Shall have the person's driving privilege revoked for one year.

06Related

Related pages

Note: This page summarizes state statutes and published figures. It is general information, not legal advice, and it may be out of date or incomplete. Penalty ranges are statutory ranges; actual outcomes depend on the case. See the Disclaimer.