| Penalties for any offense are designed to prevent | | | | mandatory jail of 48 hours. This may be converted to |
| offenders from committing it again. The effect for any | | | | community service. |
| wrongdoing is the punishment for it. The punishment for | | | | If the offense is repeated within a period of 10 years, |
| DUI offenses are harsher because of the potential | | | | the consecutive punishments get harsher. The second |
| consequences of injuries and deaths that may result | | | | offense carries court probation without any reporting |
| from it. | | | | but the third offense requires reporting to an officer. |
| The punishments are decided according to the | | | | The fines and fees remain the same for second and |
| associated factors involved when DUI was committed | | | | third offense. The license will be suspended for 18 |
| and the number of times the DUI offense is committed. | | | | months and 3 years respectively. The license may be |
| The type of punishments involve a combination of | | | | renewed after one year. An ignition interlocking device |
| penalties such as court probation, fines, license to drive | | | | may have to be installed that tests breath for alcohol. |
| the vehicle, attendance in DUI school and jail term. | | | | The offenders will have to attend 18 months of DUI |
| A first time convicted offender gets a court probation | | | | school training. The jail sentence is for 96 hours for |
| for a period of 3 to 5 years in which he or she has to | | | | second offense and 210 days for third offense. |
| avoid drinking and driving. But the offender need not | | | | If the offender is convicted of causing injuries, there will |
| report to a formal court officer. The fines are paid | | | | be permanent loss of license and severe jail sentence. |
| either in full or in installments. The diver license is nullified | | | | If manslaughter is involved, it may even be tried as |
| for a period of 6 months. The Department of Motor | | | | murder charge. Also the fourth offense carries loss of |
| Vehicles (DMV) has the authority to issue restricted | | | | license and jail term. |
| license to travel to work or school. Further the | | | | The above mentioned punishments may vary |
| offender may have to attend a DUI school to attend | | | | depending upon the case. There is a psychological side |
| alcohol and drug rehabilitation programs for a period of | | | | to the punishments. The suspension of license may |
| 12 to 45 hours depending on the level of alcohol | | | | also result in loss of job, if the job requires continuous |
| concentration in the blood. California laws require | | | | travel. |