Figure 1

Driver’s 16 and 17-Years-Old

Blood Alcohol Level 1st Offense 2nd Offense 3rd Offense
Refusal to submit to a blood, breath or urine test. 1 year 2 years 6 years
Test results of .02 or higher; up to, but not including, .16. 180 days 18 months 4 years
Test results of .16 or higher. 240 days 20 months 5 years

Figure 2

Driver’s Between the Ages 18 to 20

Blood Alcohol Level 1st Offense 2nd Offense 3rd Offense
Refusal to submit to a blood, breath or urine test. 1 year 2 years 6 years
Test results of .02 or higher; up to, but not including, .16. 180 days 18 months 4 years
Test results of .16 or higher. 240 days 20 months 5 years

Figure 3

Drivers 21 Years Old and Older

Blood Alcohol Level 1st Offense 2nd Offense 3rd Offense
Refusal to submit to a blood, breath or urine test. 6 months 1 year 3 years
Test results of .02 or higher; up to, but not including, .16. 90 days 9 months 2 years
Test results of .16 or higher. 120 days 10 months 2.5 years

What You Need To Do

If you have been arrested for operating under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs and either failed a chemical alcohol analysis of your blood, breath, or urine or refused to submit to such analysis, your operator’s license or privilege is suspended effective 12:01 a.m. on the thirty-first day following the date of the arrest. A Notice of Suspension will be mailed to your address of record allowing seven days to request a hearing.

Before the final date to request a hearing noted on the suspension notice, you must call the Administrative Per Se Unit directly at 860-263-5204. That Unit can be contacted between 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.

If you have already scheduled a hearing and wish to request a continuance for good cause, you must contact the Administrative Per Se Unit directly at 860-263-5204. If you want to find out your requirements for restoration after suspension has already taken effect, please either write or call:

Department of Motor Vehicles
Driver Services Division
60 State Street
Wethersfield, CT 06161-2525
Phone: 860-263-5720