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DWI Lawyers: Learn About the Law
Learn About the Law DELAWARE DWI Laws and Penalties First-time offenders in Delaware face a term of imprisonment of up to six months, a fine ranging from $230 to $1,150, or both. These offenders are also required to complete an alcohol evaluation and a course of instruction and/or a rehabilitation program, which may include confinement of up to six months and a fee of up to $1,150. Currently, the driver’s license revocation period is 12 months. Effective July 10, 2007, however, if the offender’s BAC measured .15 to .19, the revocation period will 18 months; and if the offender’s BAC measured .20 or more, the revocation period will be 24 months. A second DWI conviction within five years of the first conviction faces a the term of imprisonment of 60 days to 18 months. The fine ranges from $575 to $2,300. The driver’s license revocation period for second-time offenders is 18 months. If, however, the offender’s BAC was between .16 and .19, the revocation period is 24 months. If the offender’s BAC was .20 or greater, the revocation period is 30 months. Effective July 10, 2007, the revocation period for a second-time offender will be 24 months. If, however, the offender’s BAC was .20 or more, the revocation period will be 30 months. A third DWI conviction within five years of the previous convictions faces a term of imprisonment of one to two years. The fine ranges from $1,000 to $3,000. The driver’s license revocation period for third-time offenders is 24 months. If, however, the offender’s BAC was between .16 and .19, the revocation period is 30 months. If the offender’s BAC was .20 or greater, the revocation period is 36 months. A fourth or subsequent conviction of a DWI offense within any time period, the term of imprisonment is two to five years. The fine ranges from $2,000 to $6,000. The driver’s license revocation period is 24 months. If, however, the offender’s BAC was between .16 and .19, the revocation period is 30 months. If the offender’s BAC was .20 or greater, the revocation period is 36 months. Effective July 10, 2007, anyone who has been convicted of DWI four or more times will have their license revoked for 60 months, regardless of their blood alcohol concentration. Any person who is convicted of a subsequent DWI offense will also be ordered to complete an alcohol evaluation and complete a program of education or rehabilitation which may include in-patient treatment for up to 15 months and a fee for the treatment of up to the maximum fine for the offense.
Additional Penalties for Drunk Drivers Carrying Passengers Under 17 years old: If a person is convicted of DWI while a person under 17 was in the vehicle, that person is subject to the following additional penalties: First-time offenders will be required to pay an additional fine ranging from $230 to $1,150. These offenders will also be sentenced to perform 40 hours of community service work in a program benefiting children. Second-time offenders will be required to pay an additional fine ranging from $575 to $2,300. These offenders will also be sentenced to perform at least 80 hours of community service work in a program benefiting children Ignition Interlock Anyone who commits a second or subsequent DWI is required to install and use an ignition interlock system for at least three months before the offender’s driver’s license can be fully restored. Effective July 10, 2007, however, mandatory ignition interlock use periods will take effect. Second-time offenders will be required to use an ignition interlock from six to 18 months, depending on the offender’s BAC level. Third-time offenders will be required to use the device from 12 to 24 months, depending on the offender’s BAC level. A person who commits a fourth or subsequent DWI will be required to use an ignition interlock device for at least 48 months. Commercial Drivers In addition to other penalties associated with Delaware’s DWI laws, a person who holds a commercial driver’s license who is convicted of DWI for the first time while driving any vehicle will be disqualified from driving a commercial vehicle for at least one year. If, however, the driver was transporting hazardous materials at the time of the offense, the disqualification period is three years. A commercial driver who commits a second DWI while driving any vehicle will be disqualified from operating a commercial vehicle for life, which may or may not be reduced to a period of 10 years. Drivers Under 21 years old In addition to other penalties that may apply, a person under 21 who commits a first DWI will receive a driver’s license revocation of two months. A person who commits a second offense, will receive a revocation of six to 12 months.
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DELAWARE TITLE 21 Motor Vehicles Operation and Equipment
§ 4177. Driving a vehicle while under the influence or with a prohibited alcohol or drug content; evidence; arrests; and penalties. § 4177A. Revocation of license for violation of § 4177. § 4177B. First offenders; election in lieu of trial. § 4177C. Conditional licenses; reinstatement of license. § 4177D. Courses of instruction; rehabilitation programs. § 4177E. Issuance of conditional license upon revocation of driver's license. § 4177F. Ignition Interlock Device Program.
§ 4177G. Subsequent Offense Ignition Interlock Device Program. § 4177H. Certification and approval of devices. § 4177I. Applicability of conforming statutes or ordinances. § 4177J. Drinking while driving prohibited. § 4177K. Revocation of license for persons convicted of all drug offenses. § 4177L. Driving by persons under the age of 21 after consumption of alcohol; penalties. § 4177M. Operating a commercial motor vehicle with a prohibited blood alcohol concentration or while impaired by drugs. § 4177. Driving a vehicle while under the influence or with a prohibited alcohol or drug content; evidence; arrests; and penalties. (a) No person shall drive a vehicle:
(4) When the person's alcohol concentration is .08 or more; or
(5) When the person's alcohol concentration is, within 4 hours after the time of driving .08 or more. Notwithstanding any other provision of the law to the contrary, a person is guilty under this subsection, without regard to the person's alcohol concentration at the time of driving, if the person's alcohol concentration is, within 4 hours after the time of driving .08 or more and that alcohol concentration is the result of an amount of alcohol present in, or consumed by the person when that person was driving;
(6) When the person's blood contains, within 4 hours of driving, any amount of an illicit or recreational drug that is the result of the unlawful use or consumption of such illicit or recreational drug or any amount of a substance or compound that is the result of the unlawful use or consumption of an illicit or recreational drug prior to or during driving.
(2)a. No person shall be guilty under subsection (a)(5) of this section when the person has not consumed alcohol prior to or during driving but has only consumed alcohol after the person has ceased driving and only such consumption after driving caused the person to have an alcohol concentration of .08 or more within 4 hours after the time of driving.
b. No person shall be guilty under subsection (a)(5) of this section when the person's alcohol concentration was .08 or more at the time of testing only as a result of the consumption of a sufficient quantity of alcohol that occurred after the person ceased driving and before any sampling which raised the person's alcohol concentration to .08 or more within 4 hours after the time of driving.
(3)a. No person shall be guilty under paragraph (a)(6) of this section when the person has not used or consumed an illicit or recreational drug prior to or during driving but has only used or consumed such drug after the person has ceased driving and only such use or consumption after driving caused the person's blood to contain an amount of the drug or an amount of a substance or compound that is the result of the use or consumption of the drug within 4 hours after the time of driving.
(1) "Alcohol concentration of .08 or more" shall mean:
a. An amount of alcohol in a sample of a person's blood equivalent to .08 or more grams of alcohol per hundred milliliters of blood; or
b. An amount of alcohol in a sample of a person's breath equivalent to .08 or more grams per two hundred ten liters of breath.
(4) "Vehicle" shall include any vehicle as defined in § 101(80) of this title, any off-highway vehicle as defined in § 101(39) of this title and any moped as defined in § 101(31) of this title.
(6) "Alcohol concentration of .15 or more" shall mean:
a. An amount of alcohol in a sample of a person's blood equivalent to .15 or more grams of alcohol per hundred milliliters of blood; or
(7) "Drug" shall include any substance or preparation defined as such by Title 11 or Title 16 or which has been placed in the schedules of controlled substances pursuant to Chapter 47 of Title 16. "Drug" shall also include any substance or preparation having the property of releasing vapors or fumes which may be used for the purpose of producing a condition of intoxication, inebriation, exhilaration, stupefaction or lethargy or for the purpose of dulling the brain or nervous system.
(8) "Illicit or recreational drug" as that phrase is used in paragraph (a)(6) of this section means any substance or preparation that is:
(9) "Unlawful use or consumption" as that phrase is used in paragraph (a)(6) of this section means that the person used or consumed a drug without legal authority to do so as provided by Delaware law. This Code describes the procedure by which a person may lawfully obtain, use or consume certain drugs. In a prosecution brought under paragraph (a)(6) of this section, the State need not present evidence of a lack of such legal authority. In a prosecution brought under paragraph (a)(6) of this section, if a person claims that such person lawfully used or consumed a drug, it is that person's burden to show that person has complied with and satisfied the provisions of this Code regarding obtaining, using or consumption of the drug detected.
(10) "Substance or compound that is the result of the unlawful use or consumption of an illicit or recreational drug" as that phrase is used in paragraph (a)(6) of this section shall not include any substance or compound that is solely an inactive ingredient or inactive metabolite of such drug.
(1) For the first offense, be fined not less than $230 nor more than $1,150 or imprisoned not more than 6 months or both, and shall be required to complete an alcohol evaluation and a course of instruction and/or rehabilitation program pursuant to § 4177D of this title, which may include confinement for a period not to exceed 6 months, and pay a fee not to exceed the maximum fine. Any period of imprisonment imposed under this paragraph may be suspended.
(2) For a second offense, be fined not less than $575 nor more than $2,300 and imprisoned not less than 60 days nor more than 18 months. The minimum sentence for a person sentenced under this paragraph may not be suspended.
(3) For a third offense, be guilty of a class G felony, be fined not less than $1,000 nor more than $3,000 and imprisoned not less than 1 year nor more than 2 years. The provisions of § 4205(b)(7) or § 4217 of Title 11 or any other statute to the contrary notwithstanding, the first 3 months of the sentence shall not be suspended, but shall be served at Level V and shall not be subject to any early release, furlough or reduction of any kind. No conviction for violation of this section for which a sentence is imposed pursuant to this paragraph shall be considered a predicate felony conviction for sentencing pursuant to § 4214 of Title 11. No offense for which sentencing pursuant to this paragraph is applicable shall be considered an underlying felony for a murder in the first degree charge pursuant to § 636(a)(2) of Title 11.
(4) For a fourth or subsequent offense occurring any time after 3 prior offenses, be guilty of a class E felony, be fined not less than $2,000 nor more than $6,000 and imprisoned not less than 2 years nor more than 5 years. The provisions of § 4205(b)(5) or § 4217 of Title 11 or any other statute to the contrary notwithstanding, the first 6 months of the sentence shall not be suspended, but shall be served at Level V and shall not be subject to any early release, furlough or reduction of any kind. No conviction for violation of this section for which a sentence is imposed pursuant to this paragraph shall be considered a predicate felony conviction for sentencing pursuant to § 4214 of Title 11. No offense for which sentencing pursuant to this paragraph is applicable shall be considered any underlying felony for a murder in the first degree charge pursuant to § 636(a)(2) of Title 11.
(5) The provisions of paragraphs (3) and (4) of this subsection and the provisions of subdivision (e)(2) of § 4177B of this title notwithstanding, the Attorney General may move the sentencing court to apply the provisions of paragraph (3) of this subsection to any person who would otherwise be subject to a conviction and sentencing pursuant to paragraph (4) of this subsection.
(6) In addition to the penalties otherwise authorized by this subsection, any person convicted of a violation of subsection (a) of this section, committed while a person who has not yet reached the person's 17th birthday is on or within the vehicle shall:
a. For the first offense, be fined an additional minimum of $230 and not more than an additional $1,150 and sentenced to perform a minimum of 40 hours of community service in a program benefiting children.
b. For each subsequent like offense, be fined an additional minimum of $575 and not more than an additional $2,300 and sentenced to perform a minimum of 80 hours of community service in a program benefiting children.
(7) A person who has been convicted of prior or previous offenses of this section, as defined in § 4177B(e) of this title, need not be charged as a subsequent offender in the complaint, information or indictment against the person in order to render the person liable for the punishment imposed by this section on a person with prior or previous offenses under this section. However, if at any time after conviction and before sentence, it shall appear to the Attorney General or to the sentencing court that by reason of such conviction and prior or previous convictions, a person should be subjected to paragraph (3) or (4) of this subsection, the Attorney General shall file a motion to have the defendant sentenced pursuant to those provisions. If it shall appear to the satisfaction of the court at a hearing on the motion that the defendant falls within paragraph (3) or (4) of this subsection, the court shall enter an order declaring the offense for which the defendant is being sentenced to be a felony and shall impose a sentence accordingly.
(8) The Court of Common Pleas and Justice of the Peace Courts shall not have jurisdiction over offenses which must be sentenced pursuant to paragraph (3), (4) or (5) of this subsection.
(1) Evidence obtained through a preliminary screening test of a person's breath in order to estimate the alcohol concentration of the person at the scene of a stop or other initial encounter between a law enforcement officer and the person shall be admissible in any proceeding to determine whether probable cause existed to believe that a violation of this Code has occurred. However, such evidence may only be admissible in proceedings for the determination of guilt when evidence or argument by the defendant is admitted or made relating to the alcohol concentration of the person at the time of driving.
(2) Nothing in this section shall preclude conviction of an offense defined in this Code based solely on admissible evidence other than the results of a chemical test of a person's blood, breath or urine to determine the concentration or presence of alcohol or drugs.
(h)(1) For the purpose of introducing evidence of a person's alcohol concentration pursuant to this section, a report signed by the Forensic Toxologist, Forensic Chemist or State Police Forensic Analytical Chemist who performed the test or tests as to its nature is prima facie evidence, without the necessity of the Forensic Toxologist, Forensic Chemist or State Police Forensic Analytical Chemist personally appearing in court:
d. That the blood contained the alcohol therein stated.
(i) In addition to any other powers of arrest, any law enforcement officer is hereby authorized to arrest without a warrant any person who the officer has probable cause to believe has violated the provisions of this section, regardless of whether the alleged violation was committed in the presence of such officer. This authority to arrest extends to any hospital or other medical treatment facility located beyond the territorial limits of the officer's jurisdiction provided there is probable cause to believe that the violation of this section occurred within the officer's jurisdiction. This authority to arrest also extends to any place where the person is found within 4 hours of the alleged driving of a vehicle if there is reason to believe the person has fled the scene of an accident in which that person was involved, and provided there is probable cause to believe that the violation of this section occurred within the officer's jurisdiction.
21 Del. C. 1953, § 4176; 54 Del. Laws, c. 160, § 1; 57 Del. Laws, c. 71, §§ 1-3; 57 Del. Laws, c. 526, §§ 1, 2; 57 Del. Laws, c. 613, § 1; 57 Del. Laws, c. 670, § 13B; 58 Del. Laws, c. 80, § 3; 59 Del. Laws, c. 46, §§ 1, 2; 60 Del. Laws, c. 701, §§ 48, 49; 60 Del. Laws, c. 702, § 2; 61 Del. Laws, c. 474, § 2; 64 Del. Laws, c. 13, § 13; 67 Del. Laws, c. 437, §§ 1, 2; 68 Del. Laws, c. 9, § 32; 68 Del. Laws, c. 125, § 1; 69 Del. Laws, c. 325, §§ 2, 3; 70 Del. Laws, c. 26, §§ 1-8; 70 Del. Laws, c. 34, § 1; 70 Del. Laws, c. 62, §§ 1-8; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § 1; 70 Del. Laws, c. 265, § 2; 70 Del. Laws, c. 474, § 1; 70 Del. Laws, c. 553, § 2; 71 Del. Laws, c. 209, §§ 1, 2; 71 Del. Laws, c. 222, §§ 2, 3;
§ 4177A. Revocation of license for violation of § 4177. (a) The Secretary shall forthwith revoke the driver's license and/or driving privileges of any person convicted of a violation of § 4177 of this title or any offense under the laws of any state or of the United States or local jurisdiction or the District of Columbia which prohibits driving under the influence of drugs. Such revocation shall be for a period of:
(1) First offense -- 12 months; except that if the offender's blood alcohol concentration was between .15 -- .19 the revocation period shall be 18 months, or if the offender's blood alcohol concentration was .20 or greater or the offender refused a chemical test, the period of revocation shall be 24 months.
(2) Second offense -- 24 months; except that if the offender's blood alcohol concentration was between .15-.19 the revocation period shall be 24 months, or if the offender's blood alcohol concentration was .20 or greater, or the offender has refused a chemical test, the revocation period shall be 30 months.
(3) Third offense -- 24 months; except that if the offender's blood alcohol concentration was between .15-.19 the revocation period shall be 30 months, or if the offender's blood alcohol concentration was .20 or greater, or the offender has refused a chemical test, revocation period shall be 36 months.
(4) Fourth or further subsequent offenses -- 60 months regardless of the blood alcohol concentration.
(b) Any person sentenced under subsection (d) of § 4177 of this title shall have the person's driver's license and/or driving privileges revoked by the Secretary until the person has satisfactorily completed a program established pursuant to § 4177D of this title.
(c) The Secretary shall have power and authority to refuse to issue a driver's license to any individual whose driver's license or driving privilege was revoked pursuant to this section until such person has satisfied the Secretary that the person has been of good behavior for the entire period of the revocation and until the person has complied with all applicable provisions of this section. If the Secretary refuses to issue a driver's license after the period of revocation has ended and after all fines and/or fees are paid, the applicant may appeal to the Superior Court of the county of residence.
61 Del. Laws, c. 474, § 2; 63 Del. Laws, c. 430, §§ 13, 14; 64 Del. Laws, c. 13, §§ 14, 15; 69 Del. Laws, c. 125, § 2; 69 Del. Laws, c. 190, § 1; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § 1;
§ 4177B. First offenders; election in lieu of trial. (a) Any person who:
(6) Is not subject to the enhanced penalties of § 4177(d)(5) of this title for carrying a child on or within that person's vehicle while driving under the influence.
May qualify for the first offense election at the time of arraignment. The court, without entering a judgment of guilt and with the consent of the accused, may defer further proceedings and place the accused on probation upon terms and conditions, including enrollment in a course of instruction or program of rehabilitation established pursuant to § 4177D of this title. If the accused elects to apply, the application shall constitute a waiver of the right to speedy trial. If the person elects not to apply, or if is not accepted, the person shall promptly be arraigned for a violation of § 4177 of this title. If a person applies for or accepts the first offense election under this section, such act shall constitute agreement to pay the costs of prosecution for the case, and the court shall assess such costs and impose them as a condition of probation. If a person accepts the first offense election under this section, such action shall constitute a waiver of the right to an administrative hearing as provided for in § 2742 of this title and shall act to withdraw any request previously made therefor. If a person accepts the first offense election under this section, and the person has taken a chemical test pursuant to § 2741 of this title, such person may also elect at that time to participate in the First Offense Election -- Ignition Interlock Device Diversion described in subsection (g) of this section. For the purposes of this section, costs of prosecution are court costs as established by the appropriate court schedules; and
(e)(1) Prior or previous conviction or offense. -- For purposes of §§ 2742, 4177 and 4177B of this title the provisions of § 4215A of Title 11 shall not be applicable but instead the following shall constitute a prior or previous conviction or offense:
(2) Time limitations. -- For the purpose of determining the applicability of enhanced penalties pursuant to § 4177 of this title, the time limitations on use of prior or previous convictions or offenses as defined by this subsection shall be:
a. For sentencing pursuant to § 4177(d)(2) of this title, the 2nd offense must have occurred within 5 years of a prior offense;
b. For sentencing pursuant to § 4177(d)(3) of this title, the 3rd offense must have occurred within 5 years of the 1st offense to be calculated for sentencing;
c. For sentencing pursuant to § 4177(d)(4) of this title there shall be no time limitation and all prior or previous convictions or offenses as defined in paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be considered for sentencing under § 4177(d)(4);
d. For any subsection that does not have a time limitation prescribed, all prior or previous convictions or offenses as defined in paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be considered.
(3) Computation of time limitations. -- For the purpose of computing the periods of time set out in § 2742, § 4177 or § 4177B of this title, the period shall run from the date of the commission of the prior or previous offense to the date of the commission of the charged offense. However, in any case in which the prior offense is defined in subparagraph (1)c. or (1)d. of this subsection, the date of the driving incident which caused the adjudication or program participation shall be the date of the prior or previous offense.
(4) Separate and distinct offenses. -- For the purpose of determining the applicability of enhanced penalties pursuant to § 4177 of this title, prior or previous convictions or offenses used to determine eligibility for such enhanced penalties must be separate and distinct offenses; that is, each must be successive to the other with some period of time having elapsed between sentencing or adjudication for an earlier offense or conviction and the commission of the offense resulting in a subsequent conviction.
(5) Challenges to use of prior offenses. -- In any proceeding under § 2742, § 4177 or § 4177B of this title, a person may not challenge the validity of any prior or previous conviction, unless that person first successfully challenges the prior or previous conviction in the court in which the conviction arose and provides written notice of the specific nature of the challenge in the present proceeding to the prosecution at least 20 days before trial.
(1) Subsection (a)(1), if any prior offense as defined in subsection (e) of this section is not within 5 years of the offense for which the person is being sentenced; or
(2) Subsections (a)(2)--(a)(6) of this section.
(g) First Offense Election -- Ignition Interlock Device Diversion. -- If a person accepts the first offense election under this section, such person may also elect at that time to participate in the First Offense Election -- Ignition Interlock Device (FOE-IID) Diversion as part of that person's probation. If a person elects to participate in the FOE-IID Diversion, such act shall constitute an agreement to all terms and conditions contained in the Ignition Interlock Device Program set forth in § 4177F of this title and the participant shall waive the right to an administrative hearing as provided for in § 2742 of this title or shall withdraw any request previously made therefor. Failure to comply with any part of this section or § 4177F of this title shall be considered a violation of the participant's probation for the purposes of subsection (b) of this section.
61 Del. Laws, c. 474, § 2; 63 Del. Laws, c. 430, § 15; 64 Del. Laws, c. 13, § 16; 69 Del. Laws, c. 134, § 1; 70 Del. Laws, c. 26, §§ 9, 10; 70 Del. Laws, c. 34, §§ 2, 3; 70 Del. Laws, c. 62, §§ 9, 10; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § 1; 71 Del. Laws, c. 209, §§ 3-5;
§ 4177C. Conditional licenses; reinstatement of license. (a) Any person who, as a first offender, is enrolled in a course of instruction and/or program of rehabilitation pursuant to § 4177B of this title shall be permitted to apply for a conditional license under the following terms:
(c) Any person who, as a first offender is sentenced pursuant to subsection (d) of § 4177 of this title, and whose blood alcohol concentration is .15 or greater or has refused a chemical test, and is enrolled in a course of instruction and/or program of rehabilitation pursuant to § 4177D of this title shall have the ignition interlock device installed on a minimum of 1 vehicle registered in that person's name or may have the device installed on a vehicle owned by another person if there are no vehicles registered in the name of the offender, immediately following the effective date of revocation. That offender may be eligible to apply for an IID license under the following terms:
(d) Any person who, as a second or subsequent offender or who has refused a chemical test, is sentenced pursuant to § 4177(d) of this title, shall 12 months from the effective date of the revocation, have the ignition interlock device installed on all vehicle(s) registered in that person's name or may have the device installed on a vehicle owned by another person if there are no vehicles registered in the name of the offender. That offender may be eligible to apply for an IID license under the following terms;
(e) Notwithstanding §§ 4177A and 4177B of this title, any person who has satisfactorily completed a course and/or program established pursuant to § 4177D of this title, shall be permitted to apply for reinstatement of their driver's license and/or driving privilege under the following terms:
(4) For a person sentenced for a first offense pursuant to § 4177 of this title, whose blood alcohol concentration was .l5 to .19, at least 17 months have elapsed since the day the ignition interlock device was installed on the vehicle or vehicles and the ignition interlock license was issued.
(f) Notwithstanding § 4177 of this title, any person subject to a period of voluntary revocation pursuant to § 4177F(f)(1) of this title who has satisfactorily completed a course and/or program established pursuant to § 4177D of this title, shall be permitted to apply for a driver's license under the following terms:
(g) Notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary, any person whose alcohol concentration is less than .08 (l) who is convicted of a first offense pursuant to § 4177 of this title, (2) who makes a first offense election pursuant to § 4177B of this title, or (3) whose license is revoked for a first offense pursuant to Chapter 27 of this title, where it is not established that the person was under the influence of any other intoxicating substance, shall be granted a conditional license immediately upon application, and shall not be required to complete a course of instruction established under § 4177D of this title. Nothing in this subsection shall be read to imply that an individual with an alcohol concentration of less than .08 is under the influence of alcohol.
61 Del. Laws, c. 474, § 2; 63 Del. Laws, c. 430, §§ 16, 17; 64 Del. Laws, c. 13, §§ 17, 18; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § 1; 72 Del. Laws, c. 92, § 4; 73 Del. Laws, c. 352, §§ 3-5; 74 Del. Laws, c. 333, § 6; 75 Del. Laws, c. 397, §§ 5, 6.;
§ 4177D. Courses of instruction; rehabilitation programs. The Secretary of Safety and Homeland Security, through the Office of Highway Safety shall establish courses of instruction and programs of rehabilitation for persons whose drivers' licenses have been revoked for operating a vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs. The Secretary of Safety and Homeland Security shall administer such courses and programs and adopt rules and regulations therefore, and shall establish a schedule of fees for enrollment in such courses and programs which shall not exceed the maximum fine imposed for the offense as set forth in § 4177 of this title.
61 Del. Laws, c. 474, § 2; 63 Del. Laws, c. 430, § 18; 64 Del. Laws, c. 13, § 19; 74 Del. Laws, c. 110, § 87.;
§ 4177E. Issuance of conditional license upon revocation of driver's license. (a) In the event of a revocation of a driver's license pursuant to § 4177B of this title, the Department may issue a conditional license during the period of revocation upon application by the applicant upon a form prescribed by the Department and sworn to by the applicant, provided that the applicant sets forth in said application that the revocation of such license has created an extreme hardship, that no prior conditional license has been issued within the preceding 12 months, that there have been no other such prior revocations, and if all other requirements contained in § 4177C of this title have been satisfactorily complied with.
(b) The Department, upon receiving a record of conviction of any person upon a charge of operating a motor vehicle in violation of the conditions imposed upon said conditional license during the period of such conditional license, shall immediately extend the period of such revocation for an additional like period and shall forthwith direct such person to surrender said conditional license to the Department.
(c) Any person whose driver's license has been revoked and to whom a conditional license has been issued, under this chapter, and who drives any motor vehicle upon the highways of this State contrary to the conditions placed upon such conditional license during the period of such conditional license shall be guilty of an unclassified misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than $28.75 or more than $230.
63 Del. Laws, c. 56, § 1; 68 Del. Laws, c. 9, § 33; 70 Del. Laws, c. 553, § 3;
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