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How much does a DUI cost in Mississippi?

A first DUI in Mississippi carries a statutory fine of $250–$1,000. This guide stacks every cost layer an official Mississippi source prices — the fine, court costs, the license reinstatement fee, the DUI program, ignition interlock, and the SR-22 insurance filing — and says plainly which layers no official source prices at all.

Mississippi DUI costs at a glance	Figure
Statutory fine — first DUI	A first offense DUI carries a fine of $250 to $1,000, or up to 48 hours in jail, or both. The court must also order the person to attend and complete the alcohol safety education program within six months of sentencing.
Statutory fine — second DUI	The statute separates a second offense: $600–$1,500. Second offenses also carry longer suspensions and program requirements — see the sections below.
Court costs & fees	No single statewide court-cost figure is published in the official Mississippi sources reviewed, so court costs are additional and set in the individual case.
License suspension — first offense	The Department of Public Safety states that a first-offense conviction suspends a regular driver's license for 120 days, unless the court orders an ignition interlock-restricted license instead. A separate administrative suspension of 90 days can apply under the implied consent law after the temporary permit period.
License reinstatement fee	The Department of Public Safety publishes a reinstatement fee of $175 to restore a regular driver's license after an implied consent suspension.
Ignition interlock	Conditional — restricted license / court order — A court may order an ignition interlock-restricted license under Section 63-11-31 as an alternative to the 120-day suspension. DPS publishes a $175 ignition-interlock fee and a $56 fee for the interlock-restricted license itself; device installation and monthly costs are set by approved vendors and are not published by DPS.
DUI education / treatment program	Completion of the Mississippi Alcohol Safety Education Program (MASEP) is required after a first offense. DPS lists the program's contact information but does not publish its fee, so no amount is recorded.
SR-22 insurance filing	DPS requires proof of insurance for three years in connection with a DUI. Whether that proof must specifically be an SR-22 certificate could not be verified from the official pages reviewed, so the SR-22 item is recorded as unverified; no state SR-22 filing fee is published.

The fine

A first offense DUI carries a fine of $250 to $1,000, or up to 48 hours in jail, or both. The court must also order the person to attend and complete the alcohol safety education program within six months of sentencing.

Court costs & fees

No single statewide court-cost figure is published in the official Mississippi sources reviewed, so court costs are additional and set in the individual case.

License suspension & reinstatement

The Department of Public Safety states that a first-offense conviction suspends a regular driver's license for 120 days, unless the court orders an ignition interlock-restricted license instead. A separate administrative suspension of 90 days can apply under the implied consent law after the temporary permit period.

The Department of Public Safety publishes a reinstatement fee of $175 to restore a regular driver's license after an implied consent suspension.

The national picture — which states charge the most to reinstate — is in our license reinstatement guide.

Ignition interlock

A court may order an ignition interlock-restricted license under Section 63-11-31 as an alternative to the 120-day suspension. DPS publishes a $175 ignition-interlock fee and a $56 fee for the interlock-restricted license itself; device installation and monthly costs are set by approved vendors and are not published by DPS.

How interlock pricing works (installation, monthly lease, calibration, removal) is in our ignition interlock cost guide.

DUI education & treatment program

Completion of the Mississippi Alcohol Safety Education Program (MASEP) is required after a first offense. DPS lists the program's contact information but does not publish its fee, so no amount is recorded.

SR-22 & insurance

DPS requires proof of insurance for three years in connection with a DUI. Whether that proof must specifically be an SR-22 certificate could not be verified from the official pages reviewed, so the SR-22 item is recorded as unverified; no state SR-22 filing fee is published.

What an SR-22 is, which states charge a filing fee, and how long it must be carried: SR-22 cost guide.

Towing, impound & other charges

Published DPS fees include the $175 ignition-interlock fee and the $56 interlock-restricted license fee described above. The court may substitute attendance at a victim impact panel for the 48-hour jail term on a first offense.

Worked total: the verified charges stacked

Item	Cost
Statutory fine	$250–$1,000
License reinstatement fee	$175
Total of the verified state-set charges above	$425–$1,175

That total is deliberately incomplete: it leaves out everything no official Mississippi source prices statewide — court costs where they are set county by county, interlock lease payments to a private vendor, towing and storage, and the insurance increase that follows an SR-22. Add your own figures for those in the cost calculator.

Sources: Mississippi Department of Public Safety, Driver Service Bureau — DUI Department · Mississippi Legislature (bill status) — Miss. Code 63-11-30 as reproduced in HB 388 (2025). Researched October 2026 — confirm current figures with the court and the driver-licensing agency.

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