{"data":{"id":"us-de/21-del.-c.-4177j","jurisdiction":"us-de","citation":"21 Del. C. § 4177J","heading":"Drinking while driving prohibited.","body":"(a) No person shall consume an alcoholic beverage while driving a motor vehicle upon the highways of this State. “Consume,” as used in this subsection, shall mean the ingestion of a substance containing alcohol while in the act of operating a motor vehicle in the presence of, or in the view of, a police officer.\n(b) Whoever violates this section shall be fined for the first offense not less than $25 nor more than $200. For each subsequent like offense occurring within 1 year of the previous offense, the person shall be fined not less than $50 nor more than $400.","path":["Title 21. Motor Vehicles","Operation and Equipment","CHAPTER 41. Rules of the Road","Subchapter IX. Reckless Driving; Driving While Intoxicated"],"source_url":"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title21/c041/sc09/index.html#4177J","current_through":"2026-08-10 (85 Del. Laws, c. 421, 424)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T23:02:27Z","sha256":"7b303869eb1ecbe74ca55c383370f64524e458f59969c2f811fc4c12cdc51076","source_id":"us-de","stale":true,"prev":"us-de/21-del.-c.-4177i","next":"us-de/21-del.-c.-4177k"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}