Consecuencias por manejar ebrio en Virginia

Explicación Simple

Si manejas después de beber mucho alcohol, te pueden castigar. Si te atrapan, puedes pagar multas y pasar tiempo en la cárcel, especialmente si lo has hecho antes.

Es como si estuvieras jugando fútbol y decides hacer trampa. La primera vez solo te dan una advertencia, pero si vuelves a hacerlo, te sacan del partido y te penalizan más duro.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan salió de fiesta y tomó varias cervezas. Decidió manejar y lo detuvieron. Como era su segunda vez en menos de cinco años, tuvo que pagar una multa de $500 y pasó un mes en la cárcel.

Penalidades

Multas desde $250 hasta $500 y tiempo en la cárcel de 5 días a 1 año, dependiendo de la ofensa.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

Va. Code § 18.2-270 - Penalty for driving while intoxicated; subsequent offense; prior conviction. A. Except as otherwise provided herein, any person violating any provision of § 18.2-266 shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor with a mandatory minimum fine of $250. If the person's blood alcohol level as indicated by the chemical test administered as provided in this article or by any other scientifically reliable chemical test performed on whole blood under circumstances reliably establishing the identity of the person who is the source of the blood and the accuracy of the results (i) was at least 0.15, but not more than 0.20, he shall be confined in jail for an additional mandatory minimum period of five days or, (ii) if the level was more than 0.20, for an additional mandatory minimum period of 10 days. B. 1. Any person convicted of a second offense committed within less than five years after a prior offense under § 18.2-266 shall upon conviction of the second offense be punished by a mandatory minimum fine of $500 and by confinement in jail for not less than one month nor more than one year. Twenty days of such confinement shall be a mandatory minimum sentence. 2. Any person convicted of a second offense committed within a period of five to 10 years of a prior offense under § 18.2-266 shall upon conviction of the second offense be punished by a mandatory minimum fine of $500 and by confinement in jail for not less than one month. Ten days of such confinement shall be a mandatory minimum sentence. 3. Upon conviction of a second offense within 10 years of a prior offense, if the person's blood alcohol level as indicated by the chemical test administered as provided in this article or by any other scientifically reliable chemical test performed on whole blood under ci