There are four ways to lose your driver’s license because of a DUI charge.
How long will my license be suspended if it is suspended because of DUI? The Kansas Department of Revenue is the agency that controls your driver’s license. If you are issued a DUI and lose your license in any of the first three scenarios laid out above, there is a system to determine how long your license will be suspended.
You need to know the following three pieces of information:
If you are a first time DUI that submitted to the test and had a BAC between .08 and .15, then your license will be suspended for 30 days and you will have to install an ignition interlock device for 6 months, before you will get your license back.
If you are a first time DUI that submitted to the test and had a BAC of .15 or higher, then your license will be suspended for 1 year and you will have to install an ignition interlock device for 1 year, before you will get your license back.
If you are a first time DUI that did not submit to the test, then your license will be suspended for 1 year and you will have to install an ignition interlock device for 2 years, before you will get your license back.
If you are a second time DUI that submitted to the test and had a BAC between .08 and .15, then your license will be suspended for 1 year and you will have to install an ignition interlock device for 1 year before you will get your license back.
If you are a second time DUI that submitted to the test and had a BAC of. 15 or higher, then your license will be suspended for 1 year and you will have to install an ignition interlock device for 2 years before you will get your license back.
If you are a second time DUI that did not submit to the test, then your license will be suspended for 1 year and you will have to install an ignition interlock device for 3 years, before you will get your license back.
If you are a third time DUI that submitted to the test and had a BAC between .08 and .15, then your license will be suspended for 1 year and you will have to install an ignition interlock device for 2 years before you will get your license back.
If you are a third time DUI that submitted to the test and had a BAC of. 15 or higher, then your license will be suspended for 1 year and you will have to install an ignition interlock device for 3 years before you will get your license back.
If you are a third time DUI that did not submit to the test, then your license will be suspended for 1 year and you will have to install an ignition interlock device for 4 years, before you will get your license back.
If you are a fourth time DUI that submitted to the test and had a BAC between .08 and .15, then your license will be suspended for 1 year and you will have to install an ignition interlock device for 3 years before you will get your license back.
If you are a fourth time DUI that submitted to the test and had a BAC of. 15 or higher, then your license will be suspended for 1 year and you will have to install an ignition interlock device for 4 years before you will get your license back.
If you are a fourth time DUI that did not submit to the test, then your license will be suspended for 1 year and you will have to install an ignition interlock device for 5 years, before you will get your license back.
If you are a fifth time DUI or higher, no matter if you submitted to the test and no matter how high your BAC, then your license will be suspended for 1 year and you will have to install an ignition interlock device for 10 years before you will get your license back.