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Orange County DUI Fines

Fines are a monetary form of punishment forand third offense. Further the fines increase
any violation of rule and law. For instance,when enhancements are considered. The factors
anyone speeding gets a ticket and fine forare child along with the drunk driver, higher
violating the speed limits. Fine may be aBAC level, previous records and property
single punishment. It could also be adamage  or  injury.
combination of punishment such as fine plus
jail sentence. Fines may also vary for theIn California, the fine for the first offense
same type of violation depending upon theis $1400 to $1800. The fines include fees and
number  of  occurrences.costs of the court. The fine for the second
and third offense is $1800 to $2800. The fine
Fines are used for administrative purposes ofcan be paid in equal installments for an
the respective department. The fine serves toadditional charge or in full within 45 days
cover the cost of processing the case orof conviction. Alternatively the equivalent
violation. The level of fine is such that itof the fine can be paid by working for
may or may not deter some one from committingcommunity  service.
the violation again. Also fines may not deter
an individual because the fine may not induceWith the gradual acknowledgement that
fear as much as any other psychologicalalcoholism is a disease and alcohol related
impact like that induced by jail sentence.crime can only be reduced by alternative
Generally  fines  are  nominal  in  value.methods that attack the root cause and not
the symptoms, judges look upon those
DUI cases carry fines in almost all of thedefendants favorably who admit to the
states except Iowa. The fines vary from $250existence of the problem. Hence DUI schools
in the county of Athens Clarke in Georgia toand alcohol treatment facilities are
$2500 in Salem, Virginia. These are fines forundertaken by the government.
first offense. The fines increase for second



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