Alcohol Legislation in the States |
| In the US offenders may spend time in jail, lose their driving privilege
and pay restitution to their victims, or else they will have their vehicles seized. As you
can see there are many laws to penalize drunk drivers, and with that eradicate drunk
driving. Even a first conviction of operating under the influence of unlawful blood alcohol level requires minimum sanctions are 48 hours in jail, or 10 days of community service. If a suspect refuses to provide with a police officer a preliminary breath test, his driver's license will be destroyed at the scene, suspended immediately and six points will be added to his or hers driving record. Suspects younger than 21 may be tested for alcohol without a search warrant, those drivers who test at 0,02 or above will be charged with drunk driving. If a person fails to comply with a judgement for drunk driving courts may also order license suspension. Currently the driving license reinstatement fee is set at 125 dollar. If a person is driving while his or her license is suspended or revoked it will cost him or her from 100 to 500 dollar for a first offence and from 500 to 1000 dollar for a subsequent offence. Drunk drivers may also lose possession of their vehicles upon convictions and ones the vehicle is seized it may be sold by a local law enforcement agency. The legislation above can, however, vary from state to state. |