| DUI refers to driving under influence. The most | | | | can face in anew Jersey municipal court is the Driving |
| impairing substance is alcohol. In addition, DWI refers to | | | | under Influence (DUI) charge. |
| driving while Impaired or driving while intoxicated. | | | | If convicted, the DUI will render the defendant |
| Impairment may be caused by alcohol, drugs or | | | | financially, socially, and psychologically impoverished |
| chemical compounds | | | | and impaired. The DUI Law stipulates the following |
| Driving with a blood alcohol level over the state's | | | | penalties on the defendant if convicted according to |
| maximum permissible blood alcohol limit is called drunk | | | | the number of times the offense has been committed. |
| driving. In October 2000, Congress passed a law | | | | Depending on whether the offense is the first of third, |
| requiring all states to adopt a level of 0.08 percent% | | | | penalties increase significantly. First time offenders |
| by 2004. Apart from the general 0.08% to 0.10% limits. | | | | face penalties up to $500 with insurance surcharges |
| some states have zero tolerance level for young | | | | of $3000. There is also a loss of license for up to 1 |
| drivers. You may be convicted by DUI/DWI if there are | | | | year, a drug and alcohol mandatory counseling |
| signs that drugs or a combination of drugs and alcohol | | | | program and possible jail time of up to 30 days. If the |
| impairs movement. It does not matter if the drug is | | | | offense is a second or third, the financial penalties |
| legal or illegal. | | | | increase, as does the period of license suspension and |
| If your Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) is over 0.10%, | | | | time spent in jail |
| based on a blood test or a breath test and you have | | | | DUI conviction in New Jersey can seriously alter your |
| operated or intended to operate your vehicle, you | | | | life making you poorer, unable to move about without a |
| have violated DWI Law of New Jersey. The popular | | | | license, forcibly engage in community service and |
| sentiment is that one of the most severe charges one | | | | serve jail sentence. |