We’ve got the state-specific DUI information you need to know, including DUI laws, blood alcohol restrictions, and penalty details for your area. Our auto insurance tips about DUI cover everything from statistics about drunk driving incidents in your state to what to expect if you are charged.

Alabama DUI Laws

Alabama DUI Laws
By Michelle Burton

In the state of Alabama, you can be arrested for and charged with a DUI, even if you are not driving the car. Alabama is an “actual physical control” state. What this means is Alabama DUI laws allow officers to arrest intoxicated individuals whether they are just sitting in the car or driving it. Actual physical control means the exclusive physical power, and present ability, to operate, move, park or direct whatever use or nonuse is to be made of a motor vehicle at the moment, as determined by the totality of the circumstances. An individual that meets one of the above conditions and who is sitting in, or even asleep in a motor vehicle may be guilty of DUI, DWI, or drunk driving.

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Arizona DUI Laws

Arizona DUI Laws
By Michelle Burton

Driving under the influence in the state of Arizona is a violation of the state’s per se law. This means, the offender has a blood alcohol level at or higher than the legal limits (within two hours of driving) at the time of the offense. Arizona DUIs are also prosecuted based on evidence that the driver’s ability to operate a motor vehicle was impaired, even slightly, as the result of consuming alcohol. Driving under the influence is a serious crime in the state of Arizona, but “extreme” DUI or DWI is even worse. A person whose blood alcohol content level (BAC) is nearly twice as high as the legal limit (within two hours of driving) will be charged with an “extreme” DUI or DWI.

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