Taimoor Rana is seasoned criminal defense attorney specializing in DUI related cases. He shares his expert legal opinion here « Penalties Increase for DUI in Delaware
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- DUI penalties in Delaware are made more strict, the convicted drivers will face double fines and the repeat offenders can be given 15 years imprisonment sentence.
Governor of Delaware had signed the law legislation. According this new amendment in the DUI penalties the fines for first DUI offense will increase almost double, before it was $230 now it will be $500, and for repeat offenders the fine will be $15,000 and there can be jail sentence of 15 years also.
The people who will be having blood alcohol level .15% or higher on first offense and repeated offense will get the penalty of license suspension for up to six months and they will be require to install ignition interlock device in their vehicles also.
Figures show that every year almost 7,000 DUI arrests are made from which 30% are repeat offenders.
The sponsor of the law told that he hopes these new penalties will help to decrease DUI cases in Delaware as because of this law it will be easier to incarcerate repeat offenders and keep them off the road.
It is also suggested that in future legislation will make ignition interlock devices compulsory for everyone convicted for DUI in Delaware.
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