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If you are convicted of DUI when you have a child
or children in the vehicle, you can be convicted of an additional DUI offense and are
subject to additional penalties for the child endangerment.
- Upon conviction of the first offense, the defendant shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not less than $200.00 nor more than $500.00
or shall be imprisoned for not less than one month nor more than five months, or both
fined and imprisoned;
- Upon conviction of the second offense, the defendant shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not less than $400.00 nor more than
$1,000.00 or shall be imprisoned for not less than three months nor more than one year, or
both fined and imprisoned; and
- Upon the conviction of the third or subsequent offense, the
defendant shall be guilty of a felony and shall be fined not less than $1,000.00 nor more
than $5,000.00 or shall be imprisoned for not less than one year nor more than three
years, or both fined and imprisoned.
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