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Stricter DUI Penalties for Delaware

By erink

Recently Gov. Jack A Markell signed two new bills into law to create stricter DUI penalties for people convicted of a DUI offense in Delaware. House Bill 152: Increased Fines and Jail Time House Bill 152 increases DUI fines for subsequent offenders, especially drivers with five previous DUI convictions. The bill also called for increased jail time for subsequent DUI offenders and creates felony DUIs for drivers with six and seven DUI convictions. Last year there were approximately 6,916 DUI arrests, of which 59 people had been previously arrested at least five other times for drunk driving. Since January of this year, 3,213 drivers have been arrested for DUI, with 40 of those people having five or more previous DUI arrests. House Bill 177: Strict Penalties for First DUI Offense The second bill signed into law strengthens penalties for a first time DUI offense if the driver has a blood alcohol content of ...continue to full post

Full post as published by The DUI Blog on July 14, 2009 (boomark / email).