On the Beat in Bluffton

Friday, October 16, 2015

Indiana's intoxicated driving statutes

Class A misdemeanors, maximum sentence of 1 year
• Operating a vehicle with an ACE of .15 or more
• Operating a vehicle while intoxicated endangering a person

Class C misdemeanors, maximum sentence of 60 days
• Operating a vehicle with an ACE of .08 or more
• Operating a vehicle with a Schedule I/II controlled substance or its metabolite in the body
• Operating a vehicle while intoxicated

Level 4 felony, advisory sentence of six years with a maximum of 12 and a minimum of 2
• Causing death when operating a motor vehicle with an ACE of .15 or more

Level 5 felony, advisory sentence of three years with a maximum of six years and a minimum of 1
• Causing death when operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated

Level 6 felony, advisory sentence of 1 year with a maximum of 2.5 years and a minimum of six months
• Operating a vehicle with an ACE of .08 or more
• Operating a vehicle while intoxicated
• Operating a vehicle while intoxicated endangering a person
• Operating a vehicle while intoxicated endangering a person with a passenger less than 18 years old

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