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Timestamp: 2019-01-20 18:48:02
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 4', '§ 1', '§ 3581', '§ 3571', '§ 3561', '§ 3563']

10:11 AM | Posted by Atchuthan Sris | Edit Post
If you have been charged with DUI/DWI which took place on a road owned by the Federal government, National Park Service land, place on federally owned property, including military bases or other government-owned lands or roads, such as the GW Parkway and the Pentagon parking lot then you will be prosecuted in a Federal court.
In an action where defendant was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI) in a national park in violation of 36 CFR §§ 4.23(a)(1) and (a)(2), the United States filed a petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. The court of appeals found that defendant was entitled to a jury trial..
Driving under the influence is a class B misdemeanor and carries a maximum penalty of six months' imprisonment, § 1.3(a); 18 U.S.C.S. § 3581(b)(7), and a $ 5,000 fine, 18 U.S.C.S. §§ 3571(b)(6) and (e). As an alternative to a term of imprisonment, the sentencing court may impose a term of probation not to exceed five years. 18 U.S.C.S. §§ 3561(a)(3), (b)(2). The sentencing court has discretion to attach a host of discretionary conditions to the probationary term. 18 U.S.C.S. § 3563(b).