Prescription drugs, medical marijuana, recreational cannabis, alcohol and more are considered to influence you in a way the law deems a crime. Therefore you can be charged with operating a motor vehicle or driving under the influence and here are your possible penalties in the state of Michigan.
It can be a car, a boat, a moped, a motorcycle, a riding lawn mower, a hovercraft or as those of you from the future know all to well… spacecraft (even on auto pilot). Well you say – I’m on a horse and it knows it’s way home. Well there’s a another special charge for you we won’t get into here.
- – a $100 to $500 fine and one or more of the following:
- – Up to 93 days in jail.
- – Up to 360 hours of community service.
- – Driver’s license suspension for 30 days, followed by license restrictions for 150 days.
- – Possible vehicle immobilization
- – Possible ignition interlock
- – Six points added to driving record
- – Driver Responsibility Fee ($1,000 for 2 consecutive years)
- – $200 to $1000 fine, and one or more of the following:
- – 5 days to 1 year in jail.
- – 30 to 90 days of community service
- – Driver’s license revocation and denial for a minimum of 1 year (minimum of 5 years if there was a prior revocation within 7 years).
- – License plate confiscation.
- – Vehicle immobilization for 90 to 180 days, unless the vehicle is forfeited.
- – Possible vehicle forfeiture.
- – 6 points added to the offender’s driving record.
- – Driver Responsibility Fee of $1,000 for 2 consecutive years.
From The State of Michigan Website
It is a crime for a driver to have a bodily alcohol content (BAC) of .08 or greater if over age 21 or .02 or greater if under 21. In addition, Michigan has a high-BAC law with enhanced penalties for anyone caught driving with a BAC of .17 or higher. However, drivers can be arrested at any BAC level if they exhibit signs of impairment while operating a motor vehicle.
Drivers with any amount of a Schedule 1 controlled substance and/or cocaine are subject to the same fines and penalties as drunk drivers, even if they show no signs of impairment. The only exception is an individual who has a valid medical marijuana card and is driving with marijuana in his or her system. Under the law, an officer must show they are impaired due to that marijuana.
Costs and Consequences of a Drunk Driving Conviction
Here are possible Michigan DUI / OWI Penalties for a first offender:
If BAC is below .17 and this is a first offense:
- Up to $500 fine
- Up to 93 days in jail
- Up to 360 hours of community service
- Up to 180 days license suspension
- 6 points on a driver’s license
If BAC is .17 or higher and this is a first offense:
- Up to $700 fine
- Up to 180 days in jail
- Up to 360 hours of community service
- Up to one year license suspension
- 6 points on a driver’s license
- Mandatory completion of an alcohol treatment program
- Ignition interlock use and compliance after 45 days license suspension is required to receive a restricted driver’s license. Convicted drunk drivers have limited driving privileges, are prohibited from operating a vehicle without an approved and properly installed ignition interlock device, and are responsible for all installation and upkeep costs for the device.
Anyone who refuses a breath test the first time is given an automatic one-year driver’s license suspension. For a second refusal within seven years, the suspension is two years.
Convicted drunk drivers are subject to a $1,000 penalty for two consecutive years under the Driver Responsibility Act, for a total of $2,000 in additional costs.
Safer Alternatives
Tens of thousands of people are arrested annually in Michigan for alcohol-related driving offenses. To avoid a drunk driving arrest and the costs associated with such an arrest:
- Designate a sober driver before drinking alcohol
- Call a friend, cab, ride service
- Walk, or take the bus (and maybe get a public drunk ticket)
- Stay overnight
If you are from the future then you may want to check out this page for any new laws or updates. I’m sure there are some because that’s all lawmakers do to justify their salaries. We don’t need so many and if you are from the future you may have defunded them already. Website (if the web is still a thing).
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