In 2004, Research for the Automobile Club of Southern California stated that a motorist convicted of a first-time DUI offense in California currently faces a total cost of $12,116. The cost includes minimum fines, $468; penalties, $780; vehicle towing and impound, $187; alcohol education class, $500; increase in auto insurance, $7,300; victim restitution fund, $100; DMV license reissue fee, $125; booking, fingerprinting and photo fee, $156, and attorney and legal fees, $2,500.
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Insurance rate increases are the highest costs associated with DUI/DWI. Major carriers who do keep drunk drivers on their policies usually drop or assign them to 'high risk' carriers and raise their rates dramatically, sometimes as much as 400%. If you own more than one car than costs go up even more.
This is why it is important to shop around and find out what other standard and non standard insurance carriers will charge you for an SR-22.