DUI first and repeat offense penalties — Arizona Permit Test
DUI first and repeat offense penalties on the Arizona permit test — 7 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.
The rules
A first DUI offense in Arizona brings jail for not less than 10 consecutive days.
Even a first DUI means days behind bars, not just a fine. The law treats it as a crime that could have killed someone.
First offense – you will be jailed for not less than 10 consecutive days, your driver license will be suspended for not less than 90 days, and you will be assessed a fine of not less than $1,250.
A first DUI offense suspends the driver license for not less than 90 days.
Three months without a license touches work, school and family. That weight is meant to stop a second time.
First offense – you will be jailed for not less than 10 consecutive days, your driver license will be suspended for not less than 90 days, and you will be assessed a fine of not less than $1,250.
A first DUI offense brings a fine of not less than $1,250.
The fine is only the start. Add jail, classes and higher insurance, and one night of drinking costs far more.
First offense – you will be jailed for not less than 10 consecutive days, your driver license will be suspended for not less than 90 days, and you will be assessed a fine of not less than $1,250.
A first DUI offense also brings an order to perform community service, and the court may order an ignition interlock on any vehicle you drive.
The interlock stops the car from starting after drinking, which protects people while the driver is learning to change.
will be ordered to perform community service and may be ordered to equip any vehicle you operate with a Certified Ignition Interlock Device.
A second or later DUI offense brings jail for not less than 90 days.
A driver caught again has already been warned by jail once. The second stay is nine times longer.
Second and subsequent offenses – You will be jailed for not less than 90 days, fined not less than $3,000, and your license will be revoked for 12 months.
A second or later DUI offense brings a fine of not less than $3,000.
The fine more than doubles from the first offense, so repeat drunk driving hits the wallet as well as the calendar.
Second and subsequent offenses – You will be jailed for not less than 90 days, fined not less than $3,000, and your license will be revoked for 12 months.
A second or later DUI offense revokes the license for 12 months.
A year without a license keeps a proven drunk driver off the road long enough to protect the people on it.
Second and subsequent offenses – You will be jailed for not less than 90 days, fined not less than $3,000, and your license will be revoked for 12 months.
On the test
What is the least jail time for a first DUI offense in Arizona?
10 consecutive days. Even a first DUI means days behind bars, not just a fine. The law treats it as a crime that could have killed someone. Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide, p.66: “First offense – you will be jailed for not less than 10 consecutive days, your driver license will be suspended for not less than 90 days, and you will be assessed a fine of not less than $1,250.”
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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.
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/AZ.pdf (Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide, Revised September 2026, ADOT MVD, retrieved 2026-09-14; sha256 pinned in SOURCES.json)
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/AZ.pages.txt (the plain pdftotext fixture every citation here was cut from and verified against; sha256 pinned in SOURCES.json)
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/AZ-exam.html (azdot.gov/mvd/services/driver-license-ID/permit-test as served on 2026-09-28; the only source for both exam figures)
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/SOURCES.json, AZ entry -- the folio marker and its basis, the extraction-flag score and its welded compounds, and the record of where the exam shape comes from
- docs/plans/how-to-build-laws.md (the runbook this corpus follows)