Drunk driving and drunk driving are different, and the criteria for identification are different in the first place. If the amount of alcohol contained in the driver's body is between 20mg and 80mg per 100ml of blood, it is a drunk driver. If the amount of alcohol per 100ml of blood is 80mg, it constitutes drunk driving;At the same time, the penalties are also different, and the penalties for drunk driving are relatively lighter, and generally only involve traffic violation penalties. However, drunk driving may be recognized as a dangerous driving crime, and in addition to the traffic violation penalty, criminal liability is also required.
In the Road Traffic Safety Law of the People's Republic of China (2021), the penalties for drunk driving and drunk driving are as follows:
Article 91 Whoever drives a motor vehicle after drinking alcohol shall have his motor vehicle driver's license suspended for six months and shall be fined not less than 1,000 yuan but not more than 2,000 yuan. Those who are punished for driving a motor vehicle after drinking alcohol and drive a motor vehicle after drinking alcohol again are to be detained for up to 10 days, fined between 1,000 and 2,000 RMB, and have their motor vehicle driver's license revoked.
Those who drive a motor vehicle while intoxicated shall be restrained by the traffic management department of the public security organ until they sober up, and the motor vehicle driver's license shall be revoked, and criminal responsibility shall be investigated in accordance with law;A motor vehicle driver's license may not be re-obtained within five years.
Anyone who drives a commercial motor vehicle after drinking alcohol shall be detained for 15 days, fined 5,000 yuan, have his motor vehicle driver's license revoked, and shall not re-obtain a motor vehicle driver's license for five years.
Anyone who drives a motor vehicle while intoxicated shall be restrained by the traffic management department of the public security organ until he sobers up, and the motor vehicle driver's license shall be revoked, and criminal responsibility shall be investigated in accordance with law;A motor vehicle driver's license shall not be re-obtained within ten years, and after the motor vehicle driver's license is re-obtained, a motor vehicle shall not be driven.
If a major traffic accident occurs after drinking alcohol or driving a motor vehicle while intoxicated, and a crime is constituted, criminal responsibility shall be investigated in accordance with law, and the motor vehicle driver's license shall be revoked by the traffic management department of the public security organ, and the motor vehicle driver's license shall not be re-obtained for life.