How to calculate the costs of a DUI

Ready to party? Before you get behind the wheel, let’s analyze the costs of the average DUI shall we?

Getting your car out of the impound lot: $250
Bail bond fee: $1500
Lawyer: $1500+
10 days in jail @ $45/day (yes, they DO charge you to sit in jail): $450
Court costs and fees: $900+
Travel costs to and from the court: it varies, depending on whether you got picked up close to home or across the country while you were on vacation
Time off work assuming you’re able to keep your job: varies
Community service 10 days: cost of lost wages
One year of weekly alcohol counseling classes at $25 each: $650
2-4 breathalyzer sessions/week for one year at $3-7 each: $234
MADD class: $35.00
Breathalyzer monitoring device on your car for two years at $77/month: $1898.00
The good graces of those who sacrifice their time to drive you to and fro: Hard to quantify

Lives lost and destroyed – priceless! Be careful out there – please…