Alcohol restricted driver — Utah Permit Test

A Utah driver whose privilege is acted against for an alcohol-related offense is placed under alcohol-restricted status for 2, 3, 5, or 10 years, depending on the number and type of offenses.

Alcohol-restricted means no alcohol in the body at all while driving, for years after the license is back.

the driver is placed under an alcohol-restricted status for 2, 3, 5, or 10 years, depending on the number and type of offenses

A lifetime alcohol-restricted status results when a Utah driver is convicted of automobile homicide or a felony DUI.

Two offenses carry it for life. After either of them there is never a lawful drink before driving again.

A lifetime alcohol-restricted status will result when a driver is convicted of automobile homicide or a felony DUI.

A Utah driver convicted of driving with any measurable amount of alcohol during an alcohol-restricted period has their license revoked for one year.

The restriction has teeth of its own. Breaking it is a fresh revocation on top of whatever came before.

if convicted of driving with any measurable amount of alcohol during the alcohol-restricted period, the driver license will be revoked for one year

Once a Utah driver reinstates after an alcohol offense they hold full driving privileges, but the alcohol-restricted status runs from the effective date of the original suspension or revocation.

Getting the license back does not start the clock. It has been running since the day the license was taken.

the alcohol-restricted status remains in effect for a 2, 3, 5, or 10-year period or lifetime from the effective date of the original suspension or revocation action

What is the shortest Utah alcohol-restricted status period?

2 years. Alcohol-restricted means no alcohol in the body at all while driving, for years after the license is back. Utah Driver Handbook 2026-2027, p.53: “the driver is placed under an alcohol-restricted status for 2, 3, 5, or 10 years, depending on the number and type of offenses”