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New Hampshire Fines & Penalties For DWI

New Hampshire has been aggressive in lowering the DWI-fatality rates with rough and pitiless fines in an attempt to lower the tolerance for drunk driving. Here is a list of the fines and penalties one can expect if caught driving while intoxicated in New Hampshire:

• First Offense -- $500 minimum fine plus 24% penalty totaling $620; suspended license for nine months; completion of impaired driver intervention program.
• Second Offense (if within 2 years of previous DWI conviction) - $750 fine plus 24% penalty totaling $930; minimum of 30 days in jail; three-year minimum suspended license; 12-month period requiring ignition interlock device on vehicles.
• Third Offense -- $750 minimum fine; minimum of 180 days in jail; 28-day minimum stay at a residential treatment program; license suspended indefinitely. Punishment is greater if convicted of Aggravated DWI, such as driving 30 mph over the speed limit; causing an accident resulting in serious injury; attempting to flee a law enforcement officer; driving with a passenger 16 years or younger; or having a blood alcohol level (BAC) of.16 or higher.

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