MS HB1149

Changes the eligibility requirement for a fourth or subsequent DUI offense from "without regard to time period" to requiring three previous convictions within five (5) years before the current offense.

Fourth and subsequent DUI offenders face a felony charge with fines of $3,000 to $10,000 and imprisonment of two (2) to ten (10) years.

Person convicted of fourth or subsequent DUI is ineligible to operate a vehicle without an ignition-interlock device for ten (10) years, or alternatively faces a five (5) year suspension of regular driving privileges.

Changes test refusal provision from "shall suffer" to "may suffer" an additional administrative suspension of driving privileges.

Effective date is July 1, 2020.