Dui/dwi

Ok, so this is something that I never quite understood. What exactly is the difference between a DUI and a DWI? Which is worse?

 

like i think the charge is the same , just the names are different

 

Just different names. DWI is Driving While Intoxicated and DUI is Driving Under the Influence.

 

it sounds like the same damn thing to me.

 

same shit different name

 

I dunno, but I got a DUI and it was only a class C misdemeanor.

 

ONLY? A DUI is very serious shit no matter how you cut it...I think the law is, with the 1st one you lose your license (or at least get it restricted) for 3 months. With the 2nd, you lose it for 3 years. And the 3rd, I think it's 5 and they take away your car...though some people have told me it's a permanent revocation. Not to mention the thousands of dollars that each offense will end up costing you.

 

yeah its realy serious my firends dad got like 6 months in jail and he cant drive for 2 years because of a DUI

 

I know it's serious, that's why I used the word only when speaking of how lowly an offense it was. However it has since gotten stricter, before (when I got mne) it was max $500 fine, license suspended for a month, and possibility of community service. That was in Texas by the way.

 

The laws are different in each state.

 

Wow...the laws in Illinois are pretty hardcore in comparison. I got in about that much trouble (except for the license) just for underage consumption! At the age of 20 and 1/2 years!! I was a drunken passenger in a car!!!

 

Yeah, the laws were pretty lax then, but it was a few years ago. Never got more than a warning for underage consumption or possession, alcohol or pot, though. Haha I guess the cops weren't too bad, just said to do that shit at home.