Additional DUI Consequences

Question 1

Most DUI conviction carry a mandatory operative privilege suspension ranging from (how long) for ungraded misdemeanors and misdemeanors of the second degree, to (how long) for misdemeanors of the first degree.

Answer 1

1 year

18 months

Question 2

Is a license suspension part of the criminal sentencing?

Answer 2

No, it is a collateral civil consequence

Question 3

What happens when a person whose license was suspended because of DUI is caught driving DUI before reinstated? What is the threshold?

Answer 3

More severe penalties when the person has a BAC equal to or greater than .02%

Question 4

Can a defendant claim that he did not have actual notice of his license suspension if he has moved and failed to notify PennDOT?

Answer 4

No

Question 5

Is lack of actual notice a defense to driving with a suspended license?

Answer 5

Yes

Question 6

Motorists who commit a DUI violation within 10 years of a prior offense must have their vehicles equipped with an ____ ____

Answer 6

Ignition Interlock.

Question 7

An ignition interlock will prevent the car from being operated if the BAC is at or above ______

Answer 7

.025

Question 8

When can a person subject to an ignition interlock drive a car without one?

Answer 8

For business.

Question 9

Tampering with an ignition interlock can be punished by fines and imprisonment. T or F?

Answer 9

T

Question 10

Under the Driver License Compact, when a PA driver is convicted of DUI in a member state, PA will treat the offense as if the person were convicted in PA of driving with a BAC of at least .08, but not greater than . . .

Answer 10

.10.

Question 11

Is an out-of-state DUI considered a prior offense for purposes of sentencing and imposing an operative privilege suspension for a subsequent DUI and/or chemical test refusal?

Answer 11

Yes