DUI consequences can range from hefty fines and loss driving privileges, to serious things such as Hit and Run, death, and other severe charges. Here are some purely financial ones without any type of car accident involved.

 

This is a snapshot of the State of Alaska 's DMV website. We have checked various other sources and confirm that estimates of the actual cost of a DUI stay between about $10,000 and $25,000 for a first offense even in Raleigh, Charlotte, Greensboro AND Fayetteville!

Make sure you hire an excellent DUI LAWYER to defend you against any DUI offense.

Auto Insurance: SR-22 insurance may be required. A SR-22 is a document required as proof of financial responsibility by the court or under state law for persons convicted of certain traffic violations.

A passenger can be charged with driving under the influence. Riding under the influence with someone who is driving under the influence can have hefty and severe consequences as well. A Tennessee man was charged with criminally negligent homicide when he was the passenger of his own vehicle and his friend who was driving under the influence wrecked and died.

Riding under the influence is usually not thought of to be dangerous, but when the driver is intoxicated as well as the passenger, you may want to think twice before riding along.