28-1382

28-1382. Driving or actual physical control
while under the extreme influence of intoxicating liquor; trial by
jury; sentencing; classification

A. It is unlawful for a person to drive or be in actual physical control of a
vehicle in this state if the person has an alcohol concentration as follows within two
hours of driving or being in actual physical control of the vehicle and the alcohol
concentration results from alcohol consumed either before or while driving or being in
actual physical control of the vehicle:

1. 0.15 or more but less than 0.20.

2. 0.20 or more.

B. A person who is convicted of a violation of this section is guilty of driving or
being in actual physical control of a vehicle while under the extreme influence of
intoxicating liquor.

C. At the arraignment, the court shall inform the defendant that the defendant may
request a trial by jury and that the request, if made, shall be granted.

D. A person who is convicted of a violation of this section:

1. Shall be sentenced to serve not less than thirty consecutive days in jail and is
not eligible for probation or suspension of execution of sentence unless the entire
sentence is served if the person is convicted of a violation of subsection A, paragraph 1
of this section. A person who is convicted of a violation of subsection A, paragraph 2 of
this section shall be sentenced to serve not less than forty-five consecutive days in
jail and is not eligible for probation or suspension of execution of sentence unless the
entire sentence is served.

2. Shall pay a fine of not less than two hundred fifty dollars, except that a
person who is convicted of a violation of subsection A, paragraph 2 of this section shall
pay a fine of not less than five hundred dollars. The fine prescribed in this paragraph
and any assessments, restitution and incarceration costs shall be paid before the
assessment prescribed in paragraph 3 of this subsection.

3. Shall pay an additional assessment of two hundred fifty dollars. If the
conviction occurred in the superior court or a justice court, the court shall transmit
the monies received pursuant to this paragraph to the county treasurer. If the conviction
occurred in a municipal court, the court shall transmit the monies received pursuant to
this paragraph to the city treasurer. The city or county treasurer shall transmit the
monies received to the state treasurer. The state treasurer shall deposit the monies
received in the driving under the influence abatement fund established by section
28-1304.

4. May be ordered by a court to perform community restitution.

5. Shall be required by the department, on receipt of the report of conviction, to
equip any motor vehicle the person operates with a certified ignition interlock device
pursuant to section 28-3319. In addition, the court may order the person to equip any
motor vehicle the person operates with a certified ignition interlock device for more
than twelve months beginning on the date of reinstatement of the person's driving
privilege following a suspension or revocation or on the date of the department's receipt
of the report of conviction, whichever occurs later. The person who operates a motor
vehicle with a certified ignition interlock device under this paragraph shall comply with
article 5 of this chapter.

6. Shall pay an additional assessment of one thousand dollars to be deposited by
the state treasurer in the prison construction and operations fund established by section
41-1651. This assessment is not subject to any surcharge. If the conviction occurred in
the superior court or a justice court, the court shall transmit the assessed monies to
the county treasurer. If the conviction occurred in a municipal court, the court shall
transmit the assessed monies to the city treasurer. The city or county treasurer shall
transmit the monies received to the state treasurer.

7. Shall pay an additional assessment of one thousand dollars to be deposited by
the state treasurer in the public safety equipment fund established by section
41-1723. This assessment is not subject to any surcharge. If the conviction occurred in
the superior court or a justice court, the court shall transmit the assessed monies to
the county treasurer. If the conviction occurred in a municipal court, the court shall
transmit the assessed monies to the city treasurer. The city or county treasurer shall
transmit the monies received to the state treasurer.

E. If within a period of eighty-four months a person is convicted of a second
violation of this section or is convicted of a violation of this section and has
previously been convicted of a violation of section 28-1381 or 28-1383 or an act in
another jurisdiction that if committed in this state would be a violation of this section
or section 28-1381 or 28-1383, the person:

1. Shall be sentenced to serve not less than one hundred twenty days in jail, sixty
days of which shall be served consecutively, and is not eligible for probation or
suspension of execution of sentence unless the entire sentence has been served if the
person is convicted of a violation of subsection A, paragraph 1 of this section. A person
who is convicted of a violation of subsection A, paragraph 2 of this section shall be
sentenced to serve not less than one hundred eighty days in jail, ninety of which shall
be served consecutively, and is not eligible for probation or suspension of execution of
sentence unless the entire sentence has been served.

2. Shall pay a fine of not less than five hundred dollars, except that a person who
is convicted of a violation of subsection A, paragraph 2 of this section shall pay a fine
of not less than one thousand dollars. The fine prescribed in this paragraph and any
assessments, restitution and incarceration costs shall be paid before the assessment
prescribed in paragraph 3 of this subsection.

4. Shall be ordered by a court to perform at least thirty hours of community
restitution.

5. Shall have the person's driving privilege revoked for at least one year. The
court shall report the conviction to the department. On receipt of the report, the
department shall revoke the person's driving privilege and shall require the person to
equip any motor vehicle the person operates with a certified ignition interlock device
pursuant to section 28-3319. In addition, the court may order the person to equip any
motor vehicle the person operates with a certified ignition interlock device for more
than twelve months beginning on the date of reinstatement of the person's driving
privilege following a suspension or revocation or on the date of the department's receipt
of the report of conviction, whichever is later. The person who operates a motor vehicle
with a certified ignition interlock device under this paragraph shall comply with article
5 of this chapter.

6. Shall pay an additional assessment of one thousand two hundred fifty dollars to
be deposited by the state treasurer in the prison construction and operations fund
established by section 41-1651. This assessment is not subject to any surcharge. If the
conviction occurred in the superior court or a justice court, the court shall transmit
the assessed monies to the county treasurer. If the conviction occurred in a municipal
court, the court shall transmit the assessed monies to the city treasurer. The city or
county treasurer shall transmit the monies received to the state treasurer.

7. Shall pay an additional assessment of one thousand two hundred fifty dollars to
be deposited by the state treasurer in the public safety equipment fund established by
section 41-1723. This assessment is not subject to any surcharge. If the conviction
occurred in the superior court or a justice court, the court shall transmit the assessed
monies to the county treasurer. If the conviction occurred in a municipal court, the
court shall transmit the assessed monies to the city treasurer. The city or county
treasurer shall transmit the monies received to the state treasurer.

F. In applying the eighty-four month provision of subsection E of this section, the
dates of the commission of the offense shall be the determining factor, irrespective of
the sequence in which the offenses were committed.

G. A second violation for which a conviction occurs as provided in this section
shall not include a conviction for an offense arising out of the same series of acts.

H. A person who is convicted of a violation of this section is guilty of a class 1
misdemeanor.