But the penalties vary tremendously by state and also circumstances - basic DUI caught in a blockade

Have a friend who was arrested for DUI will probably be convicted. It's his 1st offense. It got me to thinking - do rental car companies rent to people with a DUI conviction? Do they have to buy extra insurance? Just curious . . . Thanks!
I am sure he can but it could vary by state and what info is tied to his driver license. Do hope they throw the book at him and that it wakes him up. This will not be the first time he has driven drunk just the first time he got caught.
You ask the question, senior travel accomodations not me. If you don't like the answer, that is your problem. If I could make the law, he would lose his license for year and five years if caught driving anything other than a bicycle.
Important too that if someone with DUI tries to drive into Canada, with a US DUI they will not be allowed as Canada considers DUI a crime for a US citizen that prevents them into Canada driving or someone other entrance...
"The California Appellate Court held in Flores vs. Enterprise Rent a Car, that a rental car company cannot be held liable for renting a car to someone with a pending DUI or prior DUI convictions. As long as they have a valid license at the time and are not impaired they are legally able to rent a vehicle to the person.
The California Vehicle Code does not require the Rental Car Company to do anything more than verify that the prospective driver has a valid license and is not showing signs of being under the influence at the time. Prior DUI convictions or a pending DUI case are not per se a reason to decline a rental. In many instances, the rent a car company will confirm the validity of the applicant's license with the DMV prior to releasing the car."
If I were this person that is something I would be asking my attorney about - as well as what my fines and sentence will be (it may be community service senior travel accomodations or probation but it may be time in local jail.)
Doubt if you could recognize an intelligent response. If you are going to try to insult me with a big word, at least use it correctly. My comments were not pretending to be devout or righteous. Your friend needs help. And maybe you do too.
Massachusetts talks big about DUI and has tough laws, but almost any good lawyer can plead it down to a lesser offense, usually involving driving school, court costs and a drug and alcohol free year with random testing in tough cases.
But the penalties vary tremendously by state and also circumstances - basic DUI caught in a blockade, or combined with one or more other violations, or - god forbid - as part of an accident - which may mean throwing the book at the driver.
In the State of Washington that is admission of guilt with a mandatory one year suspension of license and a fine up to $5,000. Lots of people don't realize this and think the police are making it up. There is no plea bargaining in this circumstance. Your goose is cooked.
Couple of years ago a good friend and his girlfriend were pulled over on his motorcycle just few blocks from his house. He wasn't pulled over on suspicion of being drunk, he was pulled over because he made a mistake of doing a "California roll stop" through a stop sign. It was late at night, a residential street, senior travel accomodations nobody walking or driving at that time. He did not damage any property nor did he injure anybody.
The major car rental companies (Hertz, Avis, National, Enterprise) do check for driving infractions that are noted in their states drivers license data base. It would be their prerogative to deny a rental based on this information.
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