Driving under the influence (DUI) or driving while
intoxicated (DWI) is a serious criminal offense that pertains to operating a
motor vehicle while drunk on alcohol, high on drugs, or both to the point that
mental and motor skills are impaired. A driver may be subjected to several
sobriety tests if the police officer has reason to believe that he or she is
intoxicated. When any of the test returns positive, the officer can confiscate
the driver's license and bring the matter to court.
A DWI conviction, depending on state laws, may have serious
repercussions such as imprisonment, a heavy fine, and suspension of the
driver's license. Even first time offenders cannot simply get away with it.
Habitual violators, on the other hand, may lose a lot of their civil rights and
give up their driver's license for a very long time, permanently even.
Apart from those mentioned, another consequence that drunk
drivers have to face is the increased cost for their auto insurance. If they
have jobs that require driving or security clearances, chances are they'd find
themselves unemployed. Getting back one's license isn't a speedy task either as
one cannot just reclaim it after the revocation period. Some states require
that drunk drivers undergo "DUI schools" where they need to fulfill
certain requirements before they can "graduate" and have their
driver's license back.
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