"Laura's Law" Increases DWI Penalties in North Carolina
Laura's Law went into effect December 1, 2011, increasing penalties for repeat DWI offenders in North Carolina.

January 27, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/ -- "Laura's Law" Increases DWI Penalties in North Carolina

In June 2011, the North Carolina legislature passed a bill called "Laura's Law," named for a seventeen year-old girl who died in a car accident involving a drunk driver. The new law institutes stiffer penalties for those with multiple convictions for driving while intoxicated. The law went into effect on December 1, 2011 and drivers in North Carolina need to be aware of the changes to the law.

North Carolina DWI Punishments

North Carolina uses a variety of factors to determine the punishment for a person convicted of DWI. The law establishes aggravating factors and grossly aggravating factors that increase a person's punishment and mitigating factors which can decrease a person's punishment. Before Laura's Law, there were five different levels of punishment for DWI and the number of aggravating and mitigating factors determines what level of punishment a person received for a DWI conviction.

Increased Penalties for Grossly Aggravating Factors

Laura's Law creates a new level of punishment, Aggravated Level One, for those with three or more grossly aggravating factors. Grossly aggravating fa

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