Answer:
In West Virginia, the penalties for a first time offense, is what we call bifurcated.
In West Virginia, the penalties for a first time offense, is what we call bifurcated. There’s a non aggravated and there’s an aggravated. The cutoff line is a 0.15, and of course the legal limit is a 0.08.
Less than a 0.15 Allegation is considered non aggravated greater than 0.15 is considered aggravated, so the penalties are a little different. On a non aggravated, it’s up to six months and up to a $500 fine. No mandatory jail.
On an aggravated, it’s a mandatory 48 hours and a 200 to a thousand dollars fine. And if convicted at that level, the DMV consequences with the interlock is longer period of time as well.