Sentences with phrase «drunk serves jail time»

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If the drunk driver is charged with a misdemeanor they will often be required to pay restitution to the victim (s) as well as serve time in jail.

The headline points are: ● prolonged, persistent and deliberate bad driving and consumption of drink and drugs puts offenders in the most serious category with jail sentences of at least seven years; ● a combination of these features of dangerous driving accompanied by aggregating factors, such as a bad driving record, attracts sentences towards 14 years; ● careless driving under the influence of drink or drugs provides for a longer sentence, as the degree of intoxication increases; ● regarding mobile phones — an offender distracted by a handheld mobile phone when the offence was committed will be treated as particularly serious; ● reading or composing texts over a period of time at the wheel is also likely to result in a higher level of seriousness and offenders should serve up to seven years in prison.

If you are convicted of a DUI violation, thus being subject to drunk driving penalties in Montana, you may need to pay a fine between $ 300 and $ 1,000 and serve a mandatory jail time.