Aggravated DUI — Arizona Permit Test

Aggravated DUI on the Arizona permit test — 5 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.

The rules

A DUI committed while the driving privilege is suspended or revoked is an Aggravated DUI.

The driver had already lost the right to drive and drove drunk anyway. Doing both at once is treated as a far worse crime.

This category of DUI applies to a person who commits a DUI while their driving privilege is suspended or revoked, commits a third DUI in 7 years, or commits a DUI while a person under 15 is in the vehicle.

Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide, p.66

A third DUI within 7 years is an Aggravated DUI.

Three DUIs in a few years is a habit, not a mistake. The law stops treating each one as a separate slip.

This category of DUI applies to a person who commits a DUI while their driving privilege is suspended or revoked, commits a third DUI in 7 years, or commits a DUI while a person under 15 is in the vehicle.

Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide, p.66

A DUI committed while a person under 15 is in the vehicle is an Aggravated DUI.

A child in the car did not choose to ride with a drunk driver and cannot get out. The law protects them first.

This category of DUI applies to a person who commits a DUI while their driving privilege is suspended or revoked, commits a third DUI in 7 years, or commits a DUI while a person under 15 is in the vehicle.

Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide, p.66

A person under an ignition interlock requirement who commits a DUI or Extreme DUI has committed an Aggravated DUI.

The interlock was the last chance to keep driving. Getting around it to drive drunk shows the driver cannot be trusted with a car.

The aggravated DUI law also includes a violation where a person who is subject to a Certified Ignition Interlock Device requirement commits a DUI or extreme DUI violation.

Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide, p.66

An Aggravated DUI revokes the license for 1 year, in addition to prison and any other penalty.

The driver goes to prison, not jail, and comes out still unable to drive for a year.

You will be sent to prison for not more than 2 years and, in addition to any other penalty required by law, your license will be revoked for 1 year.

Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide, p.66

On the test

Which of these makes a DUI an Aggravated DUI in Arizona?

Driving on a suspended license. The driver had already lost the right to drive and drove drunk anyway. Doing both at once is treated as a far worse crime. Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide, p.66: “This category of DUI applies to a person who commits a DUI while their driving privilege is suspended or revoked, commits a third DUI in 7 years, or commits a DUI while a person under 15 is in the vehicle.”

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Where these come from

Every rule here is checked against Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide, published by the Arizona Department of Transportation, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-09-28.