Additional penalty for impaired driving with a minor in vehicle.
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: Be fined a minimum of $500 and not more than $1,000 per minor; and Be incarcerated for a mandatory-minimum term of incarceration of: 5 days per minor if the minor or minors are restrained in, or by, an age-appropriate child passenger-safety restraint; or 10 days per minor if the minor or minors are not restrained in, or by, an age-appropriate child passenger-safety restraint. The fines set forth in this section shall not be limited by § 22-3571.01.
Annotations
Sept. 14, 1982, D.C. Law 4-145, § 3i as added Apr. 27, 2013, D.C. Law 19-266, § 103(e)(3), 59 DCR 12957 June 11, 2013, D.C. Law 19-317, § 113(f)(3), 59 DCR 12957 Applicability of D.C. Law 19-317: Section 401 of D.C. Law 19-317 provided that the act shall apply only to offenses committed on or after June 11, 2013. For temporary (90 days) addition of this section, see § 103(e)(3) of the Comprehensive Impaired Driving and Alcohol Testing Program Second Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2013 (D.C. Act 20-51, April 17, 2013, 60 DCR 6344, 20 DCSTAT 1360). For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 113(f)(3) of the Criminal Fine Proportionality Emergency Act of 2013 (D.C. Act 20-45, April 1, 2013, 60 DCR 5400, 20 DCSTAT 1300). For temporary (90 days) addition of this section, see § 103(e)(3) of the Comprehensive Impaired Driving and Alcohol Testing Program Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2013 (D.C. Act 20-3, January 29, 2013, 60 DCR 2762, 20 DCSTAT 410). The 2013 amendment by D.C. Law 19-317 redesignated the existing provisions as (a); and added (b). The 2013 amendment by D.C. Law 19-266 added this section.
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