(a) A person violating § 25-1004(a) or (b) shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and:
(1) Upon conviction for the first offense, shall be fined an amount not to exceed $500, imprisoned for not more than 90 days, or both;
(2) Upon conviction for a second offense within a 15-year period, shall be fined an amount not to exceed $5,000, imprisoned for not more than one year, or both; and
(3) Upon conviction for a third or subsequent offense within a 15-year period, shall be fined an amount not to exceed $10,000, imprisoned for not more than one year, or both.
(b) A person violating § 25-1004(c) shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and:
(1) Upon conviction for the first offense, shall be fined an amount not to exceed $300, imprisoned for not more than 30 days, or both;
(2) Upon conviction for a second offense within a 15-year period, shall be fined an amount not to exceed $1,000, imprisoned for not more than 90 days, or both; and
(3) Upon conviction for the third or subsequent offense within a 15-year period, shall be fined an amount not to exceed $5,000, imprisoned for not more than one year, or both.
CREDIT(S)
(Apr. 9, 1997, D.C. Law 11-248, § 5, 44 DCR 1242; May 3, 2001, D.C. Law 13-298, § 101, 48 DCR 2959.)
HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES
D.C. Law 13-298 amended and enacted into law Title 25 of the District of Columbia Official Code. The text of this section is derived from provisions formerly found in D.C. Code § 25-126.4.
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 25-1007.
Temporary Addition of Section
See Historical and Statutory Notes following § 25-1004.
Emergency Act Amendments
For temporary (90-day) addition of section, see Historical and Statutory Notes following § 25-1004.
For temporary (90 day) repeal of section, see § 302 of Comprehensive Impaired Driving and Alcohol Testing Program Emergency Amendment Act of 2012 (D.C. Act 19-429, July 30, 2012, 59 DCR 9387).
Legislative History of Laws
For D.C. Law 13-298, see notes following § 25-101.
For legislative history of D.C. Law 11-201, see Historical and Statutory Notes following § 25-1004.
For legislative history of D.C. Law 11-248, see Historical and Statutory Notes following § 25-1004.