<P> Some states, such as California, allow for the impoundment and forfeiture of vehicles under certain conditions . </P> <P> In the United States, paying the DUI ticket, court costs, and attorney fees is just the start of a person's financial obligations after a DUI conviction . Additional costs of a DUI conviction will often involve the installation and maintenance fees of a vehicle Ignition Interlock Device, which serves the same function as a Breathalyzer to enable the vehicle to start . A person convicted of a driving under the influence charge, can also expect to pay higher insurance rates and premiums . In addition, DUI records prevent entry into Canada without proper documentation . </P> <P> New Jersey enacted the first law that specifically criminalized driving an automobile while intoxicated, in 1906 . The New Jersey statute provided that "(n) o intoxicated person shall drive a motor vehicle ." Violation of this provision was punishable by a fine of up to $500, or a term of up to 60 days in county jail . </P> <P> Early laws, such as that enacted in New Jersey, required proof of a state of intoxication with no specific definition of what level of inebriation qualified . The first generally accepted legal BAC limit was 0.15% . New York, for example, which had enacted a prohibition on driving while intoxicated in 1910, amended this law in 1941 to provide that it would constitute prima facie evidence of intoxication when an arrested person was found to have a BAC of . 15 percent or higher, as ascertained through a test administered within two hours of arrest . </P>

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