Washington State DUI Penalties | Mandatory Minimum

DUI Penalties (Breath Test & No Breath Test; Not Refusal)

These charts show the mandatory minimum penalties for individuals convicted of Driving Under the Influence in the State of Washington. The charts are for those that provided a breath test or in rare cases where a breath test was not offered. This also includes blood test DUI cases. These charts do not include the penalties for those that refused the breath or blood test when either of those were requested by law enforcement during the DUI investigation. For that information proceed to the DUI Refusal Penalty section.

Alcohol Concentration Less Than .15

Alcohol Concentration Less Than .15	1st Offense	2nd Offense	3rd Offense
Jail time	1-365 days (24 consecutive hours non-suspendable)	30-365 days (30 days non-suspendable)	90-365 days (90 days non-suspendable)
Electronic home monitoring	in lieu of 24 hours - 15 days	PLUS 60 days	PLUS 120 days
Fine	$823 minimum with statutory assessments	$1,121 minimum fine with statutory assessments	$1,971 minimum fine with statutory assessments
Court probation	Up to 5 years	Up to 5 years	Up to 5 years
License suspension	90 days	2 year revocation	3 year revocation
License probation	5 years after reinstatement	5 years after reinstatement	5 years after reinstatement
Occupational license	After 30 days with ignition interlock	After 1 year with ignition interlock	After 1 year with ignition interlock
Ignition interlock	1 year after reinstatement	1 year after reinstatement	1 year after reinstatement
SR-22 Insurance	3 years	3 years	3 years

Alcohol Concentration Over .15

Alcohol Concentration
Over .15

1st Offense

2nd Offense

3rd Offense

Jail time	2-365 days (2 days consecutive mandatory)	45-365 days (45 days mandatory)	120-365 days (120 days mandatory)
Electronic home monitor	OR 30 days	PLUS 90 days	PLUS 150 days
Fine	$1,121 minimum with statutory assessments	$1,546 minimum with statutory assessments	$2,821 minimum with statutory assessments
Court probation	Up to 5 years	Up to 5 years	Up to 5 years
License suspension	1 year revocation	900 day revocation	4 year revocation
License probation	5 years after reinstatement	5 years after reinstatement	.5 years after reinstatement
Occupational license	After 30 days with ignition interlock	After 1 year with ignition interlock	After 1 year with ignition interlock
Ignition interlock	1 year after reinstatement	1 year after reinstatement	1 year after reinstatement
SR-22 Insurance	3 years	3 years	3 years