Breathalyzers/Ignition Interlocks

[Nebulous's iconNebulous]

Opinion on ignition interlocks (breathalyzers) being installed on a convicted drunk driver's vehicle?

Should these devices be required the first time they get caught drunk driving?

How long should somebody have to start their car with one of these?

 

[Dee]

Anyone caught drinking and driving should have harsh punishments the very first time they're pulled over (and hopefully not dead or having killed someone already). If you go above the legal limit and are showing signs of intoxication, that should be strike 1. You get the breathalyzer installed and if you're too intoxicated, you shouldn't be able to drive. I don't care about this, "Well, I'm a big guy. It takes a lot to affect me," crap you tend to hear. This is something the law should crack down harder on.

 

[WHO IS SERAFIN]

The breathalyzer is just another way to be weak on crime. Anyone caught driving drunk should not see a license for at least a decade. So if they drive drunk after that no license for the rest of there lives.

 

[Jazzy]

My state doesn't use Ignition Interlocks and they should.

Here's what happens in my state:

First DUI Conviction
Minimum 90-day suspended license
Maximum $750 in fines
Maximum two years in jail
Completion of alcohol and driving education courses

Second DUI Conviction
18-month suspended license
Maximum $1,500 in fines
Maximum two years in jail
Minimum 200 hours community service
Completion of alcohol and driving education courses

Third DUI Conviction
Permanent driver's license revocation
Maximum $2,500 fine
Maximum five years in jail
Minimum 400 hours community service
Completion of alcohol and driving education courses

Where does your state stands on BAC levels, ignition interlock devices, automatic license suspension and increased penalties for repeat offenders?

Find out about specific state DUI laws by selecting your state here.

 

[DrLeftover]

In Delaware, if you were in the Legislature, you got a free pass for multiple DUI's.

State Representative Brad Bennett pleaded not guilty in court last Friday in his arrest on drunken driving charges in Wilmington.

The Delaware Democrat is facing four criminal counts including leaving the scene of an accident in April.

Police alleged that he was drunk behind the wheel and sideswiped a patrol car.

He could face a mandatory minimum sentence of 60 days in jail.

This is the second time he has been arrested for a DUI.

Two years ago he pleaded guilty and completed a probation program.

The two-term legislator says he is not seeking re-election but has said he would like to return to the state legislature.

http://delmarvapublicradio.net/post/delaware-legislator-pleads-not-guilty-dui-charge



The common people end up in prison, then they get out, and do it again.

Despite a series of laws over the years that criminalized drunken driving for repeat offenders and made prison time mandatory, James R. Fisher has been arrested 12 times for driving under the influence since 1991.

The 55-year-old's latest arrest, number 12, came in March, about a year after his release from prison after serving his sentence for a 2009 DUI conviction.

Fisher is not a unique case.

In 2012, 37 percent of the 5,400 people arrested for DUI here were repeat offenders, according to the state Department of Safety and Homeland Security.

http://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/local/2014/05/09/sunday-preview-drunk-behind-wheel/8907727/

 

[Nebulous's iconNebulous]

The breathalyzer is just another way to be weak on crime. Anyone caught driving drunk should not see a license for at least a decade. So if they drive drunk after that no license for the rest of there lives.

Even though that would seem harsh to some, it seems like it would be the most effective way to reduce the problem.


Here's what that website says about California:

California DUI Penalties

First DUI conviction in California:

Mandatory jail sentence of at least 96 hours
Minimum $390 fine
6 months suspended license

Second DUI conviction in California within 10 years:

Mandatory jail sentence of at least 90 days
Minimum $390 fine
2 years suspended license

Third DUI conviction in California within 10 years:

Mandatory jail sentence of at least 120 days
$390- $1000 fine
3 years revoked license
Drug/alcohol treatment program

Breath Test Refusal Penalties

First refusal: One-year suspended license
Second refusal within 10 years: Two-year suspended license
Third refusal within 10 years: Three-year suspended license

...I dont think any of that is right Then again I never got a DUI before.