The consequences of a DUI/DWI/OWI/UBAL/UBAC/ OWVL conviction are serious and will have a profound effect on your life.. Miller Law focuses the criminal arm of our practice exclusively on DUI/OWI defense. Immediate qualified legal representation is vital to protect your criminal record, employment, and driver license. If you receive a citation for drunk driving (OWI) in the state of Michigan you must contact a qualified OWI attorney now.  

Below you will find the penalties for a OWI conviction.

First Offense:
Operating While Intoxicated (OWI) or Operating With Any Presence of a Schedule 1 Drug (OWPD)

• $100 to $500 fine and one or more of the following:
• Up to 93 days in jail.
• Up to 360 hours of community service.
• Driver's license suspension for 30 days, followed by license restrictions for 150 days.
• Possible vehicle immobilization.
• Possible ignition interlock.
• Six points added to driving record.
• Driver Responsibility Fee:
• $1,000 for 2 consecutive years for OWI.
• $500 for 2 consecutive years for OWPD.

 

High Blood Alcohol Content SUPER DRUNK (BAC of .17 or higher). This is one of the operating while intoxicated crimes, but it has harsher consequences.

• One or more of the following:
• Up to 180 days in jail.
• $200 to $700 fine.
• Up to 360 hours of community service.
• Driver's license suspension for 1 year. Eligible for restrictions after 45 days of suspension if an ignition interlock device is installed on all vehicles the offender owns or intends to operate.
• Possible metal license plate confiscation if the offender operates a vehicle without a properly installed ignition interlock device.
• Mandatory vehicle immobilization if the offense is subsequently convicted for operating a vehicle without a properly installed ignition interlock device.
• 6 points added to the offender's driving record.
• Driver Responsibility Fee of $1000 for 2 consecutive years.

 

Operating While Visibly Impaired

• Up to a $300 fine, and one or more of the following:
• Up to 93 days in jail.
• Up to 360 hours of community service.
• Driver's license restrictions for 90 days (180 days if impaired by a controlled substance).
• Possible vehicle immobilization.
• 4 points added to the offender's driving record.
• Driver Responsibility Fee of $500 for 2 consecutive years.

 

Second Offense within 7 Years (any combination):
Operating While Intoxicated

• $200 to $1000 fine, and one or more of the following:
• 5 days to 1 year in jail.
• 30 to 90 days of community service
• Driver's license revocation and denial for a minimum of 1 year (minimum of 5 years if there was a prior revocation within 7 years).
• License plate confiscation.
• Vehicle immobilization for 90 to 180 days, unless the vehicle is forfeited.
• Possible vehicle forfeiture.
• 6 points added to the offender's driving record.
• Driver Responsibility Fee of $1,000 for 2 consecutive years.

 

Operating While Visibly Impaired

• $200 to $1,000 fine, and one or more of the following:
• 5 days to 1 year in jail.
• 30 to 90 days of community service.
• Driver's license revocation and denial for a minimum of 1 year (minimum of 5 years if there was a prior revocation within 7 years).
• License plate confiscation.
• Vehicle immobilization for 90 to 180 days unless the vehicle is forfeited.
• Possible vehicle forfeiture.
• 4 points added to the offender's driving record.
• Driver Responsibility Fee of $500 for 2 consecutive years.

 

 

Open Intoxicants in a Motor Vehicle

• Up to a $100 fine.
• First offense No action taken against driver's license.
• Second offense Driver's license is suspended for 30 days, followed by restrictions for 60 days.
• Third offense  Driver's license is suspended for 60 days, followed by restrictions for 305 days.
• Alcohol screening may be required.
• points added to the offender's driving record.

 

If you have received a drunk driving offence in Kalamazoo, Calhoun, Allegan, or Kent County contact Miller Law at 269 629-9890.