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Maryland Legislature Passes New Drunk Driving Laws
The legislation requires the Motor Vehicle Administration (MVA) to impose now one years license suspension to a person convicted of both DUI (driving under the influence) or DWI (driving impaired) more than once within a period of five years. The Act allows the MVA to issue limited licenses for the suspension period if the person who participates in the Ignition Interlock System Program (IISP).
The IISP prohibits drivers from driving a vehicle not equipped with ignition interlock system, and allows people to only to and from school, to and from work or to and from an alcohol / drug treatment program and treatment health drive
The legislature Also increased the "look-back period, a doubling of the length of time, from five to 10 years during which no prior DUI related Probation before Case dispositions for the Court to consider a PBJ in the present case.
Under current Maryland law, the drivers with a blood alcohol content (BAC) between .04 and 08 typically charged with DWI. Those with a BAC of, 08 or higher are normally charged with DUI. A title = "1st DWI in Maryland"> first time DWI conviction means that you face up to two months in prison, a $ 500 fine and a suspension of license 60 days. Penalties for a first DUI are more severe, including up to one years in prison, up to $ 1000 fine and a 45-days or more driver license suspension.
A second DUI conviction increases the penalty to $ 2000, one years license suspension (followed by one years of limited driving privileges) and may represent up to two years in prison. A second DWI conviction can be up to $ 500 in fines and up to one years imprisonment.
The legislature also a bill increasing penalties for violating the alcohol limit a license. The offense violation is now punishable by a fine of $ 500 and two months in prison.
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