Third (or Subsequent) D.W.I. Offense
The 3rd (or subsequent) D.W.I. offense is considered a third degree felony and in legal terms a conviction of this sort is very hard to overcome because many, many jobs will not hire someone who has been convicted of a felony. Sir, madam you would be a convicted felon. Punishment for this crime starts with a fine not to exceed $10,000. Another arm of punishment that goes with this conviction is a trip to the state penitentiary for not less than 2 nor more than 10 years. This generally means imprisonment where you will be far from family and friends. There you will be all alone with some of the state's meanest felons. Never let drugs or alcohol take you down a road where the end is so terrifying. There are always people around who want to see you win the battle over alcohol. Winning this battle means never driving drunk. Finally, for obvious reasons the judge can suspend your driver's license (or driving privilege) for at least 180 days and up to 2 years.
D.W.I. With A Child Passenger Under 15
A D.W.I. with a child passenger under the age of 15 conviction will also be considered a felony. However, this violation results in jail time of not less than 180 fun filled days behind bars nor more than 2 years. In this jail time you will get to think about how you put the life of an innocent child at risk. Remember this could be an infant that could not say I am not getting in the car with a drunk person. It could be your own child or a beautiful niece or nephew that you traumatize because they see you arrested for D.W.I. This situation truly summarizes the problem of drinking and driving. That problem being, it is one thing to endanger yourself, but no one has the right to endanger others. This conviction can also bring you a fine of up to $10,000.