What possible penalties are for the First Time Offenders?
A person is first time offender if he or she has not been involved in DUI or other such actions for 7 years. In the state of Washington you are considered to be driving under the influence if your blood alcohol level (BAC) is more than .08% and if you are under 21 or a commercial driver than the limit is .02% and .04% respectively. The penalty for driving under influence in Washington involves spending a whole day in jail, suspension of the license for a minimum of 90 days. You may have to attend DUI’s victim panel or/and do an alcohol evaluation and follow-up treatment. Also this might lead to an installation of ignition interlock device. There are two possible ways in which you may lose your license. First is the automatic suspension of your license if you fail the breath test or refuse to take it. This is done by the department of licensing. You can fight this case if you request within a month of being charged but you will have to pay a fee of $100 to do so. The other way of losing
