DUI COST AND CONSEQUENCES

By Chaquetta Greene

Lesson One:

What is DUI?

You can be found guilty of driving under the influence (DUI), if the state can prove either that: You are legally intoxicated while driving,

meaning that your body shows alcohol levels above a state-mandated limit.

You have been driving while your faculties are impaired by alcohol or a drug--that is, that your ability to see, hear, walk, talk and judge distances is below normal as set by the state you're arrested in.

Even if your alcohol level is lower than the legal intoxication level, you can still be convicted if the state can show your abilities were impaired.

Lesson Two:

How to test DUI

Breathalyzer

Blood Test

What do They Measure

Blood Alcohol Concentration

What do They Measure

Blood Alcohol Concentration

How do they work

Alcohol

What are the procedures

Blood is drawn from one arm using a clean needle The blood is then taken to a lab where the BAC is measured

that is absorbed in the blood stream can be measured once a person breaths because the alcohol will present itself in evaporation from the lungs

How to test DUI

Field test

One leg stand test: suspect raises one leg out with the toe pointed out and counts to 30 while holding the position Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus (HGM) Test: Stimulus is placed before suspect and moved horizontally across their plane of vision. Eye movement is noted

Walk and Turn (WAT) Test: suspects takes several heeltoe steps while counting and watching the feet in movement. There are several scientific discrepancies with the credibility of these tests criteria and the evaluators ability to judge the tests correctly

Lesson Three: Can a Blood alcohol test be cheated

Popular belief:

Sucking on pennies will lower BAC

Breathalyzers can decipher intoxication from alcoholic beverages from hypoglycemia

False sucking on pennies will do no such thing

Those who do not drink alcoholic beverages are alcohol free

False the body produces its own alcohol, endogenous ethanol. High levels of production can be read as legal intoxication

False persons with hypoglycemia are at risk of false arrest when taking breathalyzer tests. Acetone on the breath may read as alcohol to the test

Lesson Four: When can you be tested for intoxication

Officers have the right to test an individual for intoxication if:

The

individual shows suspicious driving behavior If alcohol is on the breath or the officer has more suspicion a field test may be administered Failure of the field test will then lead to the testing of the individuals BAC by breathalyzer or blood test

Lesson Five: Consequences of Conviction

First Offense
$400.00

Fine 48 hours to 30 days imprisonment

Judge

could sentence 48 hours of community service in place of imprisonment

SR-22

insurance in order to retain license

suspended license

Six-months

Consequences of conviction
Second offense
$2,000-$5,000

fine 5days-1year imprisonment

Or

30 days community service

One

year suspended license

Third offense
$3,800-$6,300

fine 60days-3years imprisonment Two years suspended license

Consequences of conviction

Felony DUI
Drunk

driver causes bodily harm to another individual

$5,000-$10,000

Fine 30 days 5years imprisonment

Drunk

driver causes death to another individual

$10,000-$25,000

fine 1year-25years imprisonment

Lesson Six: Important Facts to Note

Implied Consent Law

Drivers

in South Carolina have given there consent to breath, blood or urine analysis is no tolerance of underage drinking or drinking and driving car video is constantly recording and can be used as evidence in a court of law

Zero Tolerance
There

Use of Videotape
Police

Sources

Images

newsanchormom.blogspot.com/2009_08_09_archive...

www.dwiplano.com/fst.htm

www.dwifrisco.com/dwifieldsobrietytests.html www.duilawyers.net/onelegstandtest.html

www.woot.com/blog/viewentry.aspx?id=2192 http://www.1800duilaws.com/states/sc.asp

Information
http://www2.potsdam.edu/hansondj/DrivingIssues /1107196613.html http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-dui.htm

Sources
http://www.webmd.com/mental-health/alcohol-

abuse/blood-alcohol http://www.dui.com/dui-library/related/under-theinfluence