Driving Under The Influence (DUI)
A DUI (or DWI) charge is encountered in Nebraska's court system and Nebraska laws provide a minimum and maximum range for each severity grade for a DUI offense with your Judge determining the penalties.
To be charged with a DUI/DWI under Nebraska law, you must be operating a vehicle in a public place or road when your blood alcohol content (BAC) is .08 or greater.
A driver will be charged with an aggravated DUI when the BAC is .15 or higher.
DUI penalties have a series of consequences that impact driving privileges and can result in:
A 6 month minimum revocation of your driver's license
Impoundment of your operating license
Probation
Jail time and/or community service
Restricted driving rights with an engine ignition interlock device
(IID) installed on your vehicle
The refusal to submit to a test to measure the alcohol in your blood system can result in the same or greater penalties.
When a driver has been convicted of two or more DUIs within a 12 year time period, the penalties are significantly increased.
Drivers must also be aware that Nebraska's Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) utilizes a separate administrative license revocation (ALR) procedure. When that driver is charged with a DUI and this DMV proceeding has it's own separate penalties and consequences that also affect motor vehicle operating privileges.