Alcohol and drugs
A driver whose license is revoked is arrested for driving, and a test shows the driver is intoxicated. What is the maximum mandatory fine the driver faces?
- $5,000, and the vehicle can be seized. Correct answer
- $1,000, the same as without alcohol.
- $2,500, the same as a first Agg-DWI.
Why
Driving on a suspended or revoked license is already serious in New York: the fine is mandatory, from $200 to $1,000, and it comes with a mandatory jail term or probation. If the driver is also impaired or intoxicated at the time of the arrest, the maximum mandatory fine rises to $5,000, and the vehicle can be seized. So $1,000 is the top of the range for driving while suspended or revoked without alcohol or drugs involved. $2,500 comes from the penalty table, where it is the maximum fine for a first aggravated DWI, a different offense. Driving on a revoked license is bad enough on its own, and doing it drunk takes the maximum fine to $5,000 and can cost you the car as well.
Where this comes from
New York State Driver's Manual (MV-21), April 2026 version. The correct answer is $5,000, and the vehicle can be seized.
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