D.C. Code § 50-2206.18: Additional penalty for impaired driving with a minor in vehicle.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 50. Motor and Non-Motor Vehicles and Traffic.
- Chapter 22. Regulation of Traffic.
- Subchapter III-A. Impaired Operating or Driving.
- Part B. Operating a Vehicle.
(a)
A person convicted of any offense under this part who, at the time of operation or physical control of the vehicle had a minor, other than him or herself, in the vehicle, shall, in addition to any applicable penalty under this part:
(1)
Be fined a minimum of $500 and not more than $1,000 per minor; and
(2)
Be incarcerated for a mandatory-minimum term of incarceration of:
(A)
5 days per minor if the minor or minors are restrained in, or by, an age-appropriate child passenger-safety restraint; or
(B)
10 days per minor if the minor or minors are not restrained in, or by, an age-appropriate child passenger-safety restraint.
(b)
The fines set forth in this section shall not be limited by § 22-3571.01.
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