{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-50-2206.34","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 50-2206.34","heading":"Penalties for operating watercraft while impaired.","body":"(a)\nExcept as provided in subsections (b) and (c) of this section, a person violating § 50-2206.33 shall upon conviction for the first offense be fined $250, or incarcerated for not more than 30 days, or both.\n\n(b)\nA person violating § 50-2206.33 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 more than $2,500, or incarcerated for not more than 180 days, or both.\n\n(c)\nA person violating § 50-2206.33 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 $5,000, or incarcerated for not more than one year, or both.\n\n(d)\nThe fines set forth in this section shall not be limited by § 22-3571.01.","path":["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."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/50-2206.34","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"17092dfac25892bfc4c1f1b332372abb4580327bbc383340eaa27e4d0da08c1f","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-50-2206.33","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-50-2206.35"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}