| Fines are a monetary form of punishment for | | | | Virginia. These are fines for first offense. |
| any violation of rule and law. For instance, | | | | The fines increase for second and third |
| anyone speeding gets a ticket and fine for | | | | offense. Further the fines increase when |
| violating the speed limits. Fine may be a | | | | enhancements are considered. The factors are |
| single punishment. It could also be a | | | | child along with the drunk driver, higher BAC |
| combination of punishment such as fine plus | | | | level, previous records and property damage |
| jail sentence. Fines may also vary for the | | | | or injury.In California, the fine for the |
| same type of violation depending upon the | | | | first offense is $1400 to $1800. The fines |
| number of occurrences.Fines are used for | | | | include fees and costs of the court. The fine |
| administrative purposes of the respective | | | | for the second and third offense is $1800 to |
| department. The fine serves to cover the cost | | | | $2800. The fine can be paid in equal |
| of processing the case or violation. The | | | | installments for an additional charge or in |
| level of fine is such that it may or may not | | | | full within 45 days of conviction. |
| deter some one from committing the violation | | | | Alternatively the equivalent of the fine can |
| again. Also fines may not deter an individual | | | | be paid by working for community service.With |
| because the fine may not induce fear as much | | | | the gradual acknowledgement that alcoholism |
| as any other psychological impact like that | | | | is a disease and alcohol related crime can |
| induced by jail sentence. Generally fines are | | | | only be reduced by alternative methods that |
| nominal in value.DUI cases carry fines in | | | | attack the root cause and not the symptoms, |
| almost all of the states except Iowa. The | | | | judges look upon those defendants favorably |
| fines vary from $250 in the county of Athens | | | | who admit to the existence of the problem. |
| Clarke in Georgia to $2500 in Salem, | | | | |