If you have a non-CDL driver's license, your license will be suspended for a period of 120 days. However, there are steps you can take in order to continue driving after you have been convicted. First, you must have an ignition-interlock device (breathalyzer) installed on any vehicle that you will be operating throughout the 120 day period. Next, you must obtain an interlock-restricted license from your local DMV. Once you have had both the ignition-interlock system and the interlock-restricted license for 120 days, you will be eligible to have your regular driver's license reinstated.

If you have a CDL (Commercial Driver's License) your license will be suspended for a period of 1 year.

For individuals over the age of 21, the legal limit is .08 Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC).

For those under the age of 21, the legal limit is .02 Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC)

However, you may still be arrested and charged with DUI even though your BAC is under the legal limit!

Yes. In Mississippi, an individual may be charged with Driving Under the Influence for any substance that has impaired the individual's ability to operate a motor vehicle. This includes but is not limited to any drug or controlled substance listed under the Mississippi Controlled Substances Law. Common examples include Marijuana, Xanax, Cocaine, and Methamphetamine.

Yes. You may refuse any test offered to you by law enforcement. However, if you refuse to submit a breath sample for the Intoxilyzer 8000, your license will be administratively suspended for a period of 90 days. The Intoxilyzer 8000 is typically offered at a police station or detention facility after you have been arrested for Driving Under the Influence. If you wish to contest the 90-day license suspension, you must file an appeal in the appropriate court within 10 days of receiving the suspension letter from the Department of Public Safety.

Yes. A golf cart is considered a “vehicle” under Mississippi Law. Other examples of vehicles include 4-wheelers, side-by-sides, go-carts, and riding lawnmowers.

Yes, however, you would be charged according to the “BUI”, or Boating Under the Influence, statute. Much like a motor vehicle, an individual may not operate a boat while under the influence of drugs or alcohol. The legal Blood Alcohol Concentration(BAC) for operating a boat in Mississippi is .08.