| Society at large tends to regard drunk driving | | | | - Ignition interlock device |
| offenses as dangerous and therefore often insists | | | | - Possible vehicle forfeiture |
| on harsh penalties for convictions. Depending on | | | | DUI Third Offense (within ten years) |
| your circumstances and the level of offense, the | | | | Jail—up to 11 months |
| penalties go from bad to worse. Recently, | | | | - Probation—up to 11 months |
| punishment for DUI became harsher. And | | | | - Fines—up to $10,000 |
| lobbying groups like Mothers Against Drunk Driving | | | | - Three to ten-year license revocation |
| (MADD) push regularly to increase the severity of | | | | - Possible community service |
| punishment. | | | | - Treatment program |
| Statistics may be on the lobbyists' side. The | | | | - Ignition interlock device |
| National Highway Traffic Safety Administration | | | | - Possible vehicle forfeiture |
| (NHTSA) credits the raising of the legal drinking | | | | DUI Fourth Offense (within ten years) |
| age to 21 with preventing nearly 1,000 deaths | | | | Jail—up to six years |
| annually. In another study, researchers found | | | | - Probation—up to six years |
| that after blood alcohol limits were lowered, the | | | | - Fines—up to $15,000 |
| proportion of night time single vehicle fatal crashes | | | | - Five-year minimum license revocation |
| in younger drivers dropped 16 percent. | | | | - Possible community service |
| Potential penalties for drunk driving charges | | | | - Treatment program |
| Following are the penalties for the drunk driving | | | | - Ignition interlock device |
| offenses per Tennessee DUI laws: | | | | - Possible vehicle forfeiture |
| DUI First Offense | | | | - Class E felony charge |
| Jail—up to 29 days | | | | Additionally, the following charges are felonies in |
| - Probation—up to 11 months | | | | Tennessee: |
| - Fines—up to $1,500 | | | | - Vehicular assault—serious injury to another by |
| - One-year license revocation | | | | a DUI driver |
| - Possible community service | | | | - Child endangerment—DUI with passenger |
| - Possible DUI school | | | | under age 13 |
| - Possible ignition interlock device | | | | - Vehicular homicide |
| - 2nd offense ( (within 10 years) | | | | - Aggravated vehicular assault while DUI |
| Jail—up to 11 months | | | | A conviction in the above felony charges means |
| - Probation—up to 11 months | | | | long prison sentences and a criminal record. |
| - Fines—up to $3,500 | | | | Legal advice for drunk driving offenses |
| - Two-year license revocation | | | | Consult a skilled Memphis DUI law firm to |
| - Possible community service | | | | determine your best legal options if you have |
| - Treatment program | | | | been charged with drunk driving in Memphis, TN. |
