Pennsylvania Statutes

§ 3802 — Driving under influence of alcohol or controlled substance

Pennsylvania § 3802
JurisdictionPennsylvania
Title 75VEHICLES
PartPART III
Ch. 38DRIVING AFTER IMBIBING ALCOHOL OR UTILIZING DRUGS

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75 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 3802 (2026).

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(a)General impairment.--
(1)An individual may not drive, operate or be in actual physical control of the movement of a vehicle after imbibing a sufficient amount of alcohol such that the individual is rendered incapable of safely driving, operating or being in actual physical control of the movement of the vehicle.
(2)An individual may not drive, operate or be in actual physical control of the movement of a vehicle after imbibing a sufficient amount of alcohol such that the alcohol concentration in the individual's blood or breath is at least 0.08% but less than 0.10% within two hours after the individual has driven, operated or been in actual physical control of the movement of the vehicle.
(b)High rate of alcohol.--An individual may not drive, operate or be in actual physical cont

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Legislative History

(May 11, 2006, P.L.155, No.36, eff. imd.; Dec. 22, 2025, P.L.363, No.58, eff. imd.) 2025 Amendment.Act 58 amended subsec. (g) and added subsec. (h). See section 8 of Act 58 in the appendix to this title for special provisions relating to findings and declarations. 2006 Amendment.See the preamble to Act 36 in the appendix to this title for special provisions relating to legislative intent. Cross References.Section 3802 is referred to in sections 102, 1534, 1539, 1541, 1543, 1547, 1552, 1553, 1554, 1556, 1575, 1586, 1604, 1611, 3326, 3327, 3716, 3732, 3732.1, 3733, 3735, 3735.1, 3755, 3803, 3804, 3805, 3806, 3807, 3811, 3812, 3814, 3815, 3816, 3817, 6506 of this title; section 14301 of Title 16 (Counties); sections 6105, 7508.1 of Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses); section 5502 of Title 30 (Fish); section 8137 of Title 35 (Health and Safety); sections 933, 1515, 1725.3, 1725.5, 3571, 3573 of Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure).

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