| Driving while intoxicated with alcohol and drugs is a | | | | require them to first blow into the device. The |
| no-no. Why? Find out about the penalties of drunk | | | | device will then check whether the driver took |
| driving for you understand why drunk driving is | | | | alcoholic drinks or not. If there is no trace of |
| something you should avoid. | | | | alcohol, the car will start. If there is, no matter |
| A person who is arrested for DUI or 'driving | | | | what the driver does, the vehicle won't start. The |
| under the influence' usually faces more than one | | | | cost of the device and having it installed is also |
| penalty. The penalties for drunk driving actually | | | | shouldered by the DUI offender. |
| depend on the state you are in as different | | | | Included in the penalties for drunk driving is having |
| states have different laws when it comes to | | | | the car used during DUI arrest either sold or |
| driving while intoxicated. Some states only require | | | | impounded. This punishment for DUI is usually |
| fines to be paid as well as the confiscation of the | | | | given to grave offenders or repeat DUI |
| driver's license as a punishment for first offense | | | | offenders. |
| DUI. Other states, however, require jail time aside | | | | Other Consequences of Driving While Intoxicated |
| from paying a fine and having your license | | | | Being arrested for DUI is no laughing matter. If |
| removed. | | | | you think that having your driver's license |
| The Usual Penalties For Drunk Driving | | | | confiscated is something simple -- think again. If |
| Aside from imprisonment and paying fines, | | | | you have no car to drive to work, and you live |
| undergoing rehabilitation is also a punishment for | | | | hours away from your office, then, you may be |
| DUI. Some offenders may be required to be an | | | | jeopardizing your job. |
| outpatient of a rehabilitation center, or worse, | | | | If your conviction is a felony DUI, that can also |
| stay in the rehabilitation for a long period of time | | | | affect you seriously because it is considered a |
| until alcohol or drug addiction is cured. | | | | criminal record and will stay permanently on your |
| Other people may also be convicted of Felony | | | | record. This means that you'll have a hard time |
| DUI, which usually requires imprisonment for a | | | | finding a job in the future as most employers do |
| number of years. An offender who caused other | | | | not want to hire someone who's been convicted |
| people to be injured because of drunk driving is | | | | of driving under the influence. Some companies |
| more often than not required to spend years in | | | | even say no to applicants who only have a first |
| prison, too. | | | | time DUI offense, especially when part of the job |
| Even minors who have been caught driving while | | | | description is to do some driving e.g. for medical |
| intoxicated can't escape facing penalties for drunk | | | | representatives, for salesmen, etc. |
| driving. If you have been arrested for DUI while | | | | Now that you know all about the penalties for |
| you have minors with you in the car, you should | | | | drunk driving, you should do your best to avoid |
| also expect more punishments than a person who | | | | driving while intoxicated. Being arrested for DUI will |
| was caught driving by himself while drunk, or, with | | | | certainly make you feel like a criminal and close a |
| legal age passengers. | | | | lot of doors for you because of having to face |
| There are also some states that punish DUI | | | | not only one punishment for DUI, but several. |
| offenders by installing a device into their cars that | | | | |