What are the penalties or sanctions of DUI laws?
Punishment for violating DUI laws includes imprisonment, license suspension, fines, alcohol treatment participation, and confiscation of vehicles and license plates.There is no single array or scale of punishment options among the states. Incarceration may be mandatory or with a judge’s discretion in some states, while other states impose incarceration primarily for repeat offenders.Some states will suspend a driver’s license only after a conviction, but other states can temporarily suspend a license after an arrest but before conviction. The suspension might occur because a driver refuses to take a sobriety test. The legal theory that justifies license suspension in this instance is that a driver implicitly consents to such tests by virtue of being a driver. However, some drivers not only refuse to take tests but will appeal any suspension of their licenses. These appeals are called “implied-consent cases.”In some states, DUI violators may have their automobile registrations or licens
