First of all, you need to understand what drunk driving is.
Drunk driving refers to the act of driving a motor vehicle with a blood alcohol content of 20mg 100ml.
The penalties for drunk driving can generally be divided into 5 criteria:
First, when the driver is drunk and driving, and his blood alcohol content is greater than or equal to 20mg 100ml and less than 80mg 100ml, the driver's license shall be suspended for 6 months and a fine of 1,000 yuan to 2,000 yuan shall be imposed. If you are punished for drunk driving, you will be detained for up to 10 days, fined 1,000 yuan to 2,000 yuan, and have your driver's license revoked.
Second, when the driver's blood alcohol content is greater than or equal to 80mg 100ml, it is drunk driving, the driver's license will be revoked, and the driver's license shall not be re-obtained within 5 years, and his criminal responsibility will be investigated according to law.
Third, if you drink and drive a vehicle, your driver's license will be revoked, and you will not be allowed to obtain a driver's license for 5 years, and the driver will be detained for 15 days and fined 5,000 yuan.
Fourth, if a person drives a commercial vehicle while intoxicated, his driver's license shall be revoked, and he shall not obtain a driver's license for 10 years, and shall no longer drive a commercial vehicle, and shall be investigated for criminal responsibility in accordance with the law.
Fifth, if a major traffic accident occurs while drunk driving, if it constitutes a crime, criminal responsibility will be investigated, the driver's license will be revoked, and the driver's license will not be obtained for life.
It should be noted that when the blood alcohol content reaches 80mg 100ml, it is drunk driving, and the driver's license shall be revoked in accordance with the law, and the driver's license shall not be obtained within 5 years, and criminal responsibility shall be investigated.
However, the opinions issued by the four departments on the handling of criminal cases of drunk and dangerous driving have subdivided the handling of drunk driving exceeding 80mg 100ml.
Where the blood alcohol content reaches 80 mg 100 ml but is less than 150 mg 100 ml, it may be found that the circumstances are obviously minor and the harm is not great, and criminal responsibility is not pursued, and where it has already been pursued, the case shall be withdrawn, or not prosecuted, or the trial shall be terminated, or a not guilty.
For those with a blood alcohol content of 150 mg 100 ml but less than 180 mg 100 ml, it constitutes the crime of dangerous driving, and a suspended sentence may be applied according to the circumstances.
However, if the blood alcohol content exceeds 180mg 100ml, it constitutes the crime of dangerous driving, and a suspended sentence is not applicable, and a real sentence is imposed in accordance with the law.