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DRUNK DRIVING PENALTIES Driving While Intoxicated DWI [.08% and higher Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) or other evidence of intoxication] FINE JAIL SENTENCE LICENSE ACTION 1 ST Offense (Misdemeanor) Minimum $ 500 Maximum $ 1,000 Up to 1 Year Minimum 6-Month Revocation 2 nd Offense (Within 10 years / Class E Felony) Minimum $1,000 Maximum $ 5,000 Up to 4 Years Minimum 1-Year Revocation* 3 rd Offense (Within 10 years / Class D Felony) Minimum $2,000 Maximum $10,000 Up to 7 Years Minimum 1-Year Revocation* A person convicted of DWI could be sentenced to 3 years probation for a misdemeanor conviction and 5 years probation for a felony conviction. Aggravated Driving While Intoxicated ADWI [.18% and higher Blood Alcohol Content (BAC)] FINE JAIL SENTENCE LICENSE ACTION 1 ST Offense (Misdemeanor)** Minimum $1,000 Maximum $ 2,500 Up to 1 Year Minimum 1 Year Revocation 2 nd Offense (Class E Felony) Minimum $1,000 Maximum $ 5,000 Up to 4 Years Minimum 18-Month Revocation 3 rd Offense (Class D Felony) Minimum $2,000 Maximum $10,000 Up to 7 Years Minimum 18 Month Revocation Driving While Ability Impaired DWAI [ more than .05% to less than .08% Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) ] FINE JAIL SENTENCE LICENSE ACTION 1 ST Offense (Traffic Infraction) Minimum $ 300 Maximum $ 500 Up to 15 Days 90-Day Suspension 2 nd Offense Within 5 years (Traffic Infraction) Minimum $ 500 Maximum $ 750 Up to 30 Days Minimum 6-Month Revocation* 3 rd Offense Within 10 years (Misdemeanor) Minimum $ 750 Maximum $1,500 Up to 180 Days Minimum 6-Month Revocation* Zero Tolerance Drivers Under 21 [DMV administrative finding of .02% to .07% Blood Alcohol Content (BAC)] CIVIL PENALTY LICENSE ACTION ADDED FEE 1 ST Offense Minimum $125 6-Month Suspension $100 Suspension Termination Fee 2 nd Offense Minimum $125 1-Year Revocation or $100 Re-Application Fee until age 21, whichever is longer * The Department of Motor Vehicles decides when your license can be returned. Its return or reinstatement, based on state law or regulation, is not automatic. You must apply for your license, pay civil penalities, a relicense fee and you may have to take a test. ** Cannot plead below DWI Misdemeanor
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DR
UN
K D
RIV
ING
PE
NA
LT
IES
Dri
vin
g W
hil
e I
nto
xic
ate
dD
WI [
.08%
and
hig
her
Blo
od A
lcoh
ol C
onte
nt (
BA
C)
or o
ther
evi
denc
e of
into
xica
tion]
F
INE
JA
IL S
EN
TE
NC
E
LIC
EN
SE
AC
TIO
N
1S
T O
ffens
e (M
isde
mea
nor)
M
inim
um $
500
M
axim
um $
1,0
00
U
p to
1 Y
ear
Min
imum
6-M
onth
Rev
ocat
ion
2nd
Offe
nse
(With
in 1
0 ye
ars
/ Cla
ss E
Fel
ony)
Min
imum
$1,
000
M
axim
um $
5,0
00
U
p to
4 Y
ears
M
inim
um 1
-Yea
r R
evoc
atio
n* 3
rd O
ffens
e (W
ithin
10
year
s / C
lass
D F
elon
y) M
inim
um $
2,00
0
Max
imum
$10
,000
U
p to
7 Y
ears
M
inim
um 1
-Yea
r R
evoc
atio
n*
A p
erso
n co
nvic
ted
of D
WI c
ould
be
sent
ence
d to
3 y
ears
pro
batio
n fo
r a
mis
dem
eano
r co
nvic
tion
and
5 ye
ars
prob
atio
nfo
r a
felo
ny c
onvi
ctio
n.
Ag
gra
vate
d D
rivin
g W
hil
e I
nto
xic
ate
dA
DW
I [.1
8% a
nd h
ighe
r B
lood
Alc
ohol
Con
tent
(B
AC
)]
F
INE
JA
IL S
EN
TE
NC
E
LIC
EN
SE
AC
TIO
N
1S
T O
ffens
e (M
isde
mea
nor)
**
Min
imum
$1,
000
Max
imum
$ 2
,500
Up
to 1
Yea
r M
inim
um 1
Yea
r R
evoc
atio
n 2
nd O
ffens
e (C
lass
E F
elon
y)
Min
imum
$1,
000
M
axim
um $
5,0
00
U
p to
4 Y
ears
M
inim
um 1
8-M
onth
Rev
ocat
ion
3rd O
ffens
e (C
lass
D F
elon
y)
Min
imum
$2,
000
M
axim
um $
10,0
00
Up
to 7
Yea
rs
Min
imum
18
Mon
th R
evoc
atio
n
Dri
vin
g W
hil
e A
bil
ity I
mp
air
ed
DW
AI [
mor
e th
an .0
5% to
less
than
.08%
Blo
od A
lcoh
ol C
onte
nt (
BA
C)
]
F
INE
JA
IL S
EN
TE
NC
E
LIC
EN
SE
AC
TIO
N
1S
T O
ffens
e (T
raffi
c In
frac
tion)
M
inim
um $
300
M
axim
um $
5
00
Up
to 1
5 D
ays
90-D
ay S
uspe
nsio
n
2
nd O
ffens
e W
ithin
5 y
ears
(T
raffi
c In
frac
tion)
M
inim
um $
500
M
axim
um $
75
0 U
p to
30
Day
s
M
inim
um 6
-Mon
th R
evoc
atio
n* 3
rd O
ffens
e W
ithin
10
year
s (M
isde
mea
nor)
M
inim
um
$ 75
0
Max
imum
$1,
500
Up
to 1
80 D
ays
Min
imum
6-M
onth
Rev
ocat
ion*
Ze
ro T
ole
ran
ce
Driv
ers
Und
er 2
1 [D
MV
adm
inis
trat
ive
fi ndi
ng o
f .02
% to
.07%
Blo
od A
lcoh
ol C
onte
nt (
BA
C)]
C
IVIL
PE
NA
LTY
LIC
EN
SE
AC
TIO
N
AD
DE
D F
EE
1S
T O
ffens
e M
inim
um $
125
6-M
onth
Sus
pens
ion
$1
00 S
uspe
nsio
n Te
rmin
atio
n F
ee 2
nd O
ffens
e M
inim
um $
125
1-Y
ear
Rev
ocat
ion
or
$1
00 R
e-A
pplic
atio
n F
ee
un
til a
ge 2
1, w
hich
ever
is lo
nger
*
The
Dep
artm
ent o
f Mot
or V
ehic
les
deci
des
whe
n yo
ur li
cens
e ca
n be
ret
urne
d. It
s re
turn
or
rein
stat
emen
t, ba
sed
on s
tate
law
or
re
gula
tion,
is n
ot a
utom
atic
. You
mus
t app
ly fo
r yo
ur li
cens
e, p
ay c
ivil
pena
litie
s, a
rel
icen
se fe
e an
d yo
u m
ay h
ave
to ta
ke a
test
.**
C
anno
t ple
ad b
elow
DW
I Mis
dem
eano
r
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SU
FF
OL
K C
OU
NT
Y
A M
es
sa
ge
Fro
mC
ou
nty
Ex
ec
uti
ve
Ste
ve
Le
vy
Am
azin
g as
it
may
see
m,
we
stil
l ha
ve t
o re
min
d pe
ople
fro
m t
ime
to t
ime
abou
t th
e da
nger
s of
dru
nk d
rivi
ng a
nd i
ts t
ragi
c co
nseq
uenc
es.
Nat
ionw
ide,
in
just
the
pas
t de
cade
, N
atio
nwid
e, i
n ju
st t
he p
ast
deca
de,
near
ly a
qua
rter
of
a m
illi
on p
eopl
e ha
ve
had
thei
r li
ves
cut
shor
t si
mpl
y be
caus
e so
meo
ne a
ttem
pted
to
driv
e dr
unk.
It
is a
n ap
pall
ing
stat
isti
c th
at c
ause
s fa
mil
y he
artb
reak
fro
m S
uffo
lk C
ount
y to
San
F
ranc
isco
and
nea
rly
ever
ywhe
re i
n be
twee
n.be
twee
n.
But
in
Suf
folk
, w
e ar
e w
orki
ng h
ard
to
elim
inat
e th
is p
lagu
e of
our
roa
dway
s by
tr
eati
ng i
t as
the
vio
lent
cri
me
it i
s. O
ur
poli
ce f
orce
has
mad
e te
ns o
f th
ousa
nds
of D
WI
arre
sts
in j
ust
the
past
six
yea
rs,
and
we
have
con
vict
ed m
ore
drun
k dr
iver
s th
an e
ver
befo
re.
By
doin
g so
, an
d by
usi
ng b
ette
r eq
uipm
ent
and
bett
er
by u
sing
bet
ter
equi
pmen
t an
d be
tter
m
etho
ds o
f de
tect
ion,
we
have
cut
the
nu
mbe
r of
alc
ohol
-rel
ated
fat
alit
ies
in
half
. A
nd w
e ar
e go
ing
to k
eep
wor
king
to
brin
g th
at n
umbe
r do
wn.
If y
ou c
are
abou
t el
imin
atin
g dr
unk
driv
ing,
you
can
do
your
par
t by
rea
ding
th
is b
roch
ure
and
shar
ing
it w
ith
thos
e yo
u ca
re a
bout
. If
you
hav
e an
y qu
esti
ons
or r
equi
re f
urth
er i
nfor
mat
ion
plea
se c
all
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ince
rely
,
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teve
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y
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ve L
evy
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