District of Columbia § 50-2206.18 Additional penalty for impaired driving with a minor in vehicle.

District of Columbia Statutes

§ 50-2206.18 — Additional penalty for impaired driving with a minor in vehicle.

District of Columbia § 50-2206.18

JurisdictionDistrict of Columbia

Title 50Motor and Non-Motor Vehicles and Traffic.

Ch. 22Regulation of Traffic.

Subch. III-AImpaired Operating or Driving.

Part BOperating a Vehicle.

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D.C. Code § 50-2206.18 (2026).

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(a)A person convicted of any offense under this part who, at the time of operation or physical control of the vehicle had a minor, other than him or herself, in the vehicle, shall, in addition to any applicable penalty under this part:

(1)Be fined a minimum of $500 and not more than $1,000 per minor; and

(2)Be incarcerated for a mandatory-minimum term of incarceration of:

(A)5 days per minor if the minor or minors are restrained in, or by, an age-appropriate child passenger-safety restraint; or

(B)10 days per minor if the minor or minors are not restrained in, or by, an age-appropriate child passenger-safety restraint.

(b)The fines set forth in this section shall not be limited by § 22-3571.01 .

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(a) A person convicted of any offense under this part who, at the time of operation or physical control of the vehicle had a minor, other than him or herself, in the vehicle, shall, in addition to any applicable penalty under this part:

(1) Be fined a minimum of $500 and not more than $1,000 per minor; and

(2) Be incarcerated for a mandatory-minimum term of incarceration of:

(A) 5 days per minor if the minor or minors are restrained in, or by, an age-appropriate child passenger-safety restraint; or

(B) 10 days per minor if the minor or minors are not restrained in, or by, an age-appropriate child passenger-safety restraint.

(b) The fines set forth in this section shall not be limited by § 22-3571.01 .

Legislative History

Sept. 14, 1982, D.C. Law 4-145, § 3i; as added Apr. 27, 2013, D.C. Law 19-266, § 103(e)(3), 59 DCR 12957; June 11, 2013, D.C. Law 19-317, § 113(f)(3), 59 DCR 12957