Punishments And Charges For Impaired Driving

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Punishments And Charges For Impaired Driving
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• Drinking under influence is considered a crime
  and it has several aspects for being charged of
  criminal record. There are some skilled Ottawa
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• Find the right Ottawa dui lawyer so that they
  have vast experience in handling such cases this
  kind of cases require expertise and vast
  knowledge about the laws in this section. There
  are several punishments given for dui cases. The
  level of punishment varies upon the severity of
  case.

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Imprisonment

• Most of the dui cases are filed with a minimum of
  six months imprisonment in jail. The time of
  imprisonment may vary according to the severity
  of cases. If the alcoholic limit exceeds buy a
  large margin then the time of imprisonment in
  jail may be extended accordingly. If the person
  uses foul words or does not abide to law then the
  severity of punishment may be high.
• Even if the case is filed for minimal offence
  some jurisdictions make it compulsory to be spent
  in jail. If the same case is repeated regularly
  then the time period of imprisonment might be
  increased accordingly.
• Not only the driver will be imprisoned for dui
  cases that resulted in death due to accidents, it
  may also include imprisonment for others who
  accompany the driver as well. This will be done
  if the fellow passengers are examined to have
  alcohol content in their blood. The number of
  months of imprisonment for each of them may vary
  from state to state.

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Fines

• Apart from jail imprisonment the person charged
  may be fined as well. The amount that has to be
  paid as fine might vary. The fine amount ranges
  from 500 to 200 dollars or even more.

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Suspension of license

• If a driver is convicted of dui then there is a
  good chance of his licence being seized as well.
  The license will be suspended for a period of
  three months or in some cases it may be extended
  as well. Refusal of sample of blood or urine may
  also result in seizing the driving license. IT
  may be filed under a different category and the
  intense of punishment may be lesser. In many
  cases license will be confiscated and they might
  not be able to drive a vehicle again in their
  life time. In some cases alcohol meter will be
  installed which will prevent the vehicle from
  starting if it is above certain level.

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Other punishments

• Some states make the victims to attend alcohol
  prevention programs and in some cases de-
  addiction program. These will ensure that the
  person is not only punished for the current act
  but he will also be prevented from drinking in
  future to avoid such cases. Young offenders who
  are below 18 will be charged severely for dui
  cases.