What is the Drinking Driver Program?
The Drinking Driver Program (“DDP”) is offered by the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles (“DMV”). It lasts a minimum of seven weeks, and consists of at least 16 hours of classes (i.e., one 2-3 hour class per week for seven weeks). The goal of the DDP is to deter any future violations of the DWI laws by educating violators. Enrollees of the DDP should understand that it is separate and distinct from any substance abuse/dependence “evaluation” and/or “treatment” that most judges and prosecutors require DWI defendants to complete. Nevertheless, the DDP administrators may require a substance abuse/dependence “evaluation” and/or successful completion of “treatment” in order to successfully complete the DDP. Any participant who is already involved in the substance abuse/dependence “evaluation” and/or “treatment” process or who has already completed it by the time he has enrolled in the DDP will not be required to do it over again; provided, however, that a DMV-approved agency provid
