Virginia Alcohol

Welcome to the impact of DWI / DUI in Virginia!

One of the first things that strikes you, after alcohol in the blood is gone, your license may be suspended for one year if you are found guilty under the strict DUI laws CFA / Virginia.

However, you are free to ask the court for a restricted license, but the granting of such is at the discretion of the judge presiding at the hearing.

So what is a restricted driver's license?

This type of license allows you to move to a limited extent, rather than completely prevent you from driving your car.

For example, with a restricted license, you can go and return to work, and to pass them during working hours (if travel is work-related and you have a note from your boss or a confirmation of other purposes ( exactly what you ask your boss, right?)).

With a restricted license in Virginia, you are also able to drive to / from the Virginia Alcohol Safety Action Program and other court ordered probation activities.

A limited license allows you to drive to school, medical care and transport your children to / from the same kind of things.

If you are convicted of drunk driving / DUI with a BAC of .15 or more, your restricted license will be subject to ignition interlock device is installed in your car.

This system automatically records the driver's BAC through a breath analyzer whenever the car is started. The pilot also blow into the breathalyzer every 5-20 minutes (more fun, right?)

With the holidays approaching, the police more and more law enforcement on the roads will be looking bust drunk drivers in Prince William County, Manassas, Warrenton, Culpeper and Fauquier County, Virginia.

In fact, the roadblocks are already planned, and other tactics to find and apprehend people drinking and driving. (Statistics show that DWI / DUI arrests are at their highest rate of year in Virginia during the feast of feasts, no surprise, no?)

Remember all those penalties, costs and drawbacks (Incidentally, I did not even mention the cost of a good Virginia DWI / DUI attorney or exorbitant insurance premiums you pay) can be avoided simply by calling a taxi or car service, using the designated driver or system crashing on the sofa to your friend for the night.