How Much Do DUI’s Cost North Dakotans On Average?

The cost of alcohol-impaired driving varies by state and, at best, is a huge financial hit. With DUI's grabbing statewide headlines recently, we broke it down.

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Bail, court costs, higher insurance premiums, fines, and getting your driving privileges back. Normally, you are not allowed to drive after being charged. In some states, a DWI conviction results in a 30-day civil loss of your driving privileges.

You will need to spend a minimum of $100 in order to get them back. In the event that your driving privileges are not restored, you will have to depend on friends and/or family for transportation or pay regular fees for cabs, ridesharing services like Lyft, and public transportation.

Let us examine the variety of penalties associated with driving under the influence in order to better understand how DUI cost statistics are computed.

How much are the fees and fines?

If you are caught driving while intoxicated and found guilty, the severity of the penalties you face will mostly depend on how severe the DUI statutes are in your state.

The legal limit on blood alcohol content (BAC) is 0.08% in all 50 states. Nevertheless, the national average is skewed because the fines you incur in South Dakota—the least expensive state—are much different from those in Alaska, the most expensive.

How much does a DUI cost in each state?

The average cost of $4,100 across the US doesn’t tell the whole story. This includes states that impose much lower fees and fines than the others. Compare the minimum average costs of a DUI for each state.

Here are the minimum fines for each state: