Operating While Visibly Impaired (OWVI) is when your ability to operate a motor vehicle was visibly impaired most likely due to alcohol or drugs. There is no minimum blood alcohol content for this offense. Typically OWVI is considered less serious than OWI. Even if you are found not guilty of OWI you may still be found guilty of OWVI.
Penalties
First Offense – Misdemeanor
- Up to a $300 fine, and one or both of the following:
- Up to 93 days in jail
- Up to 360 hours of community service
- Driver’s license restrictions for 90 days (180 days if controlled substance)
- Vehicle immobilization
- 4 points on driving record
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Second Offense – Misdemeanor
- $200 to $1,000 fine, and one or both of the following:
- 5 days to 1 year in jail
- 30 to 90 days of community service
- Driver’s license revocation and denial for a minimum of 1 year
- License plate confiscation
- Vehicle immobilization for 90 to 180 days
- 4 points on driving record
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Third Offense – Felony
- $500 to $5,000 fine, and either of the following:
- 1 to 5 years imprisonment
- Probation with 30 days to 1 year in jail
- 60 to 180 days community service
- Driver’s license revocation and denial if there are 2 convictions within 7 years or 3 convictions within 10 years. The minimum period of revocation and denial is 1 year (minimum or 5 years if there was a prior revocation within 7 years)
- License plate confiscation
- Vehicle immobilization for 1 to 3 years, unless the vehicle is forfeited
- Possible vehicle forfeiture
- Vehicle registration denial
- 4 points added to driving record
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