GroundRules
D.C. Code § 50-2206.32: Penalties for operating watercraft under the influence of alcohol or a drug.
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 C. Operating a Watercraft.
(a)
Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c) of this section, a person violating any provision of § 50-2206.31 shall upon conviction for the first offense be fined $1,000, or incarcerated for not more than 180 days, or both.
(b)
A person violating any provisions of § 50-2206.31 when the person has a prior offense under § 50-2206.31 or § 50-2206.33 and is being sentenced on the current offense shall be fined not less than $2,500 and not more than $5,000, or incarcerated for not more than one year, or both.
(c)
A person violating any one or more provisions of § 50-2206.31 when the person has 2 or more prior offenses under § 50-2206.31 or § 50-2206.33 and is being sentenced on the current offense shall be fined not less than $2,500 and not more than $10,000, or incarcerated for not more than one year, or both.
(d)
The fines set forth in this section shall not be limited by § 22-3571.01.
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