The following Alaska drunk driving penalties are applicable in cases, where the person arrested with a dui charge refuses to take a chemical test. Please note that these penalties are applicable even if the court does not convict you and dismisses the criminal charges against you.
- Your driver license will be revoked for a certain period of time that is determined by doing a thorough analysis of your prior convictions (if any) in any state (not necessarily in Alaska) with the last 15 years.
- If you have been convicted three or more times in the past, your license will be revoked for 5 years.
- The revocation period is 3 years if you have been previously convicted two times in a dui case.
- One year of license suspension if there is just one prior conviction record in your name
- For a first time offence, the minimum period for which your driver license is likely to be revoked in 90 days.
First Dui Conviction In Alaska
Alaska drunk driving penalties for first dui conviction are as follows.
- A monetary fine of $1500
- You will be sent to jail for at least 72 hours (that’s mandatory); the imprisonment period can be more, but in no case less.
- Your driver license will be suspended for a minimum period of ninety days.
Second Dui Conviction In Alaska
- You will be charged a monetary fine of $3000.
- Minimum 20 Days of imprisonment is mandatory
- Your driving license will be suspended for at least twelve months.
Third Dui Conviction In Alaska
A third time conviction in a dui case will attract the following Alaska drunk driving penalties.
- A monetary fine of at least $4000; the fine is $10000 if the offence is committed within ten years of the previous conviction.
- You will be sent to jail for at least 60 days; the imprisonment period is 120 days if you get convicted within ten years of previous conviction.
- Your driver license will be suspended for at least three years. Here again, if this conviction has occurred within ten years of the previous conviction, the court will order for permanent suspension of your driving license.
- It is very important to note that a third time conviction in a drunk driving case in the state of Alaska is considered as a Class C felony.
Fourth Dui Conviction In Alaska (Within Ten Years Of Previous Conviction)
- The monetary fine is $5000. If the fourth conviction has occurred within ten years of the third conviction, you will have to pay $10000 as fine.
- A fourth time dui conviction will result in at least 90 days of jail term. The imprisonment period is 120 days if ten years have not passed since the previous conviction.
- If the dui offence is committed after ten years of the previous conviction, your driving license this time will be suspended for 5 years. If the offence is committed within 10 years of the last conviction, you driver license will be suspended permanently.
Fifth Dui Conviction In Alaska (Within Ten Years Of Previous Conviction)
- Monetary fine is $10000 if within ten years of previous conviction; otherwise, $5000.
- Minimum 360 days of jail term if convicted within 10 years of previous conviction; otherwise at least 240 days.
- Permanent suspension of driver license suspension if ten years have not passed since the last conviction; otherwise a minimum 5 Years of suspension.
Mandatory Penalties
If within the last ten years, you have been convicted two times or more in dui cases, another dui offence will be result ion a felony charge against you, where some severe mandatory Alaska drunk driving penalties apply, which are as follows.
Third Dui Felony Charge
- Permanent suspension of driver’s license
- 120 days of imprisonment
- monetary fine of $10000
Fourth Dui Felony Charge
- Your license will be suspended permanently; you will no more be allowed to drive any vehicle in the state of Alaska.
- 240 days of jail imprisonment
- A monetary fine of $10000
Fifth Dui Felony Charge
- Permanent revocation of driver license
- Jail term for a minimum one year period
- A monetary fine of $10000
Some additional Alaska drunk driving penalties may also be applicable in certain cases, such as the completion of an alcohol safety action program or the installation of a certified ignition interlock device in the vehicle. In order to get your drivers license reinstated, you will first have to obtain an SR22 insurance policy (which again requires you to go through a complicated process, not easy to obtain).