Walk It Through: The First DWI Sentence
A conviction at 0.08 or more, probation conditions, a higher reading, and a child in the car.
A driver with no prior record is convicted of a first operating while impaired offense.
Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.
A first conviction with no crash or injury. Second and third offenses, a vehicle seizure, and the administrative suspension are on other pages.
A practice walkthrough, not a prediction of how any real one will go. Legal information, not legal advice.
Words this turns on
Terms with a legal meaning that is narrower than the everyday one. Each links to the definition and the authority behind it.