Bay City, MI DWI / DUI Defense Lawyer

Types of Drunk Driving

• Driving under the influence (DUI) Your ability to operate a motor vehicle is impaired due the use of alcohol.
  
  
• Driving while intoxicated (DWI) Your ability to operate a motor vehicle is visibly impaired due the use of alcohol and the your blood-alcohol content is at or above the .08% legal limit.
  
  
• Operating under the influence (OUI) Your ability to operate a motor vehicle is visibly impaired due the use of alcohol or other drugs.
  
  
• Open Intoxicants in a Motor Vehicle Procession of open alcoholic containers while driving.
  
  
• DWLS (Driving While License Suspended)
  

Penalties for Drunk Driving

• Require courts to decide drunken driving cases within 77 days after an arrest.
  
  
• Require a mandatory six-month driver license suspension even for a first conviction. A driver may be eligible for a restricted license after serving 30 days of the suspension.
  
  
• Require five days to one year of consecutive jail time and/or 30 to 90 days of community service for a second conviction of drunk driving.
  
  
• Include a felony for a conviction for drunk driving that causes death.
  
  
• Include a felony for a conviction for drunk driving that causes a serious injury to another.
  
  
• Require fines for a conviction of driving while a driver license is suspended or revoked of up to $500 for a first offense, and $1,000 for an additional offense.
  
  
• Do not allow hardship appeals for habitual alcohol offenders.
  
  
• Require a reinstatement fee of $125 if your driver license was suspended, revoked, or restricted.
  
  
• Require a Driver Responsibility Fee of $1,000 for two consecutive years for driving while intoxicated and a $500 fee for two consecutive years for driving while impaired.
  

Source: Michigan Secretary of State