If you have been charged with a DUI or DWI offense, you face both criminal penalties and license sanctions. The penalties you face will depend on the number of prior convictions (within five years of current offense) and the circumstances.
Keep in mind, you can be charged with a DUI if your BAC is at .08% or higher. You can be charged with a DWI if your BAC .07% or up to .079%.
The DUI/DWI sentences are shown in the table below:
|
Charge |
Jail Time |
Fine |
License Suspension |
|
First DUI |
Maximum sentence of one year |
Up to $1,000 |
6 months |
|
Second DUI |
Maximum sentence of two years |
Up to $2,000 |
12 months |
|
Third or subsequent DUI |
Maximum sentence of three years |
Up to $3,000 |
18 months |
|
First DWI |
Maximum sentence of two months |
Up to $500 |
60 days |
|
Second DWI |
Maximum sentence of one year |
Up to $500 |
120 days |
|
Third or subsequent DWI |
Maximum sentence of three years |
Up to $3,000 |
12 months |
|
First DUI with children |
Maximum sentence of two years |
Up to $2,000 |
6 months |
|
Second DUI with children |
Maximum sentence of three years |
Up to $3,000 |
12 months |
|
Third or subsequent DUI with children |
Maximum sentence of four years |
Up to $4,000 |
18 months |
|
First DWI with children |
Maximum sentence of six months |
Up to $1,000 |
120 days |
|
Second DWI or subsequent with children |
Maximum sentence of one year |
Up to $2,000 |
12 months |
|
DUI vehicular manslaughter |
Maximum prison sentence of five years |
Up to $5,000 |
24 months |
If you have been arrested for a DUI or DWI in Maryland, contact a Salisbury criminal defense attorney at William R. Hall, P.A. today!