If a driver:

• drives a vehicle while drunk or under the influence of any habit producing drug; or
  
• the level of alcohol in the driver’s blood is .10% or more; or
  
• if a person lets someone else who is drunk or has a blood alcohol level of .10% or more drive a vehicle whether or not the person actually owns the vehicle;

Penalties:
If the driver is found guilty:
First Offense:

• A fine of $250 to $400
  
• A Drunk Driving Enforcement Fund surcharge of $100
  
• A Safe Neighborhood Services Fund surcharge of $75
  
• Required attendance at a program set up by the Intoxicated Driver Resource Center
  
• A jail sentence of up to 30 days
  
• Loss of driver’s license for 6 months to 1 year
  
• An insurance surcharge on their car insurance.

• A fine of $500 to $1,000 and
  
• A Drunk Driving Enforcement Fund surcharge of $100
  
• A Safe Neighborhood Services Fund surcharge of $75
  
• 30 days of community service
  
• A jail sentence of 2 to 90 days
  
• Loss of driver’s license for 2 years, with the necessity of applying for it to be reinstated at the end of that period
• An insurance surcharge on their car insurance.

• A fine of $1,000
  
• A Drunk Driving Enforcement Fund surcharge of $100
  
• A Safe Neighborhood Services Fund surcharge of $75
  
• A jail sentence of up to 180 days, though at the court’s discretion, 90 days of community service can be substituted for 90 days of the jail sentence
  
• Loss of driver’s license for 10 years.

Points:

• No points.
  
• Being found guilty of this offense carries an automatic suspension of a driver’s license.