UNDERSTANDING DWI/DUI
PENALTIES IN CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE

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	First Offense DWI/DUI within 10 Years	Second Offense DWI/DUI within 10 Years	Third Offense DWI/DUI within 10 Years	Fourth Offense DWI/DUI within 10 Years
Offense class	Class A Misdemeanor	Class A Misdemeanor	Class A Misdemeanor	Class E Felony
Minimum jail time	48 hrs unless BAC .20 percent or greater, then seven days	45 days day-for-day at 100 percent	120 days day-for-day at 100 percent	150 days day-for-day at 100 percent
Maximum jail time	11 months, 29 days	11 months-29 days	11 months-29 days	Six years
Fine- Min/max	$350-$1,000	$600-$3,500	$1,100-$10,000	$3,000-$15,000
License revocation period	One year	Two years	Three to 10 years	Five years
Restricted license	Yes	Yes * 4	No	No
Presumptive blood alcohol level	.08 percent	.08 percent	.08 percent	.08 percent
Probation period	11 months, 29 days	11 months, 29 days	11 months, 29 days	One to Six yrs
Alcohol school or alcohol assessment / treatment	School	Assessment/ Treatment	Assessment/ Treatment	Assessment/Treatment
Vehicle subject to seizure upon arrest	No	Yes * 2	Yes * 2	Yes * 2
Jail credit for inpatient treatment	None	Up to 28 days	None	None

Consequences Of Multiple DUI Convictions In Tennessee: For enhancement purposes, the time period could be greater than 10 years but in no event greater than 20 years. Out-of-state convictions may be used to enhance.
Vehicles used in commission of a subsequent DWI/DUI violation are subject to seizure upon arrest, but the triggering first-offense conviction must have occurred on or after Jan.1, 1997, and the second or subsequent arrest within five years of the triggering conviction.
For the felony provisions to apply, at least one violation must have occurred after July 1, 1998.
A restricted license may be obtained after one year of the two-year revocation period. However, SR-22 insurance and an ignition interlock device must be obtained.