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• Attempt to punish DWI offenders, but also try to help them deal with problems they may have with alcohol; 

• Require that repeat DWI offenders or persons with high BACs be checked to see if they have an alcohol problem; 

• Require persons with lower BACs to attend alcohol safety schools; and 

• Require anyone convicted of DWI to obtain a substance abuse assessment prior to the reinstatement of driving privileges. 

## If you are convicted of DWI while your license is revoked for an earlier DWI conviction, the court may order your vehicle seized and sold. 

## If you are convicted of DWI: 

First conviction:  Mandatory revocation of your driver license for a period of one year. 

Second conviction:  Mandatory driver license revocation for a period of four years when convicted of a prior offense which occurred within three years of the current offense for which the license is being revoked. 

Third conviction:  Mandatory, permanent driver license revocation if at least one of the prior convictions occurred within the past five years. 

Fourth conviction:  Mandatory permanent driver license revocation. The fourth conviction is considered a felony if the three prior DWI convictions occurred within the past seven years. 

## Blood Alcohol Concentration Restrictions 

A blood alcohol concentration restriction will be required when a license is restored following a suspension for DWI or when a Limited Driving Privilege is issued following a DWI conviction. 

On the first restoration, the alcohol concentration restriction will be 0.04. On a second or subsequent restoration, the alcohol concentration restriction will be 0.00. Additionally, if you are convicted of DWI in a commercial motor vehicle, driving after consuming alcohol or drugs while under the age of 21 or felony death by vehicle, the alcohol concentration restriction will be 0.00. 

Furthermore, a conviction of Driving While Impaired with a BAC of 0.15 or more, or another conviction within the past seven years, will require an ignition interlock device to be installed on the vehicle. 

## Alcohol and the Young Driver 

The legal age to purchase any alcoholic beverage in North Carolina is 21. It is against the law for any person who is younger than 21 years of age to purchase or to attempt to purchase alcohol. 

## The law requires a one-year driver license revocation upon conviction for: 

• Any underage person who attempts to purchase or purchases an alcoholic beverage; 

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