Will my child's DUI affect me if he was driving my car? 50 Answers as of February 22, 2012

No since at 18 he is his own man. But you could be liable in a civil law suit.

Your insurance can go up. This is why you need to retain counsel, and we can represent your son.

You probably will lose your insurance or at least your 18 year old will be unisurable. You would likely not be charged with any offense unless you either provided your step-son with the alcohol, helped him procure it, or allowed him to operate your automobile knowing that he was impaired. Had he been in an accident the civil liability may have been huge.

If he is named on your policy and he is convicted it will likely increase your rates.

Your step-son's DUII will not affect you legally, but it may cause your insurance rates to go up.

It will not affect you as far a DUI on your driving record is concerned, but it very likely will affect your insurane rates as long as your son is a driver and/or lives in your household.

If he is insured on your policy, his OWI will most likely affect your insurance. If he has his own insurance it is less likely to affect you. There will be no criminal effect on you unless you knew he was drunk and let him operate your car.

It is unlikely to affect your vehicle or your insurance.

It will not affect you legally but probably your insurance will go up as he is a listed driver on your car. The good news is a .04 should be an Underage Drinking Charge (39:4-50.14) wherein there are no fines, no $3,000.00 surcharge and the most time your step-son can lose his license for is 90-days - make sure you hire an attorney so that he is not found guilty of a regular DUI.

Insurance, for sure. Assuming he is on your policy. He could even be dropped by the company.

Your stepsons DUI will have an adverse effect on his insurance. If you pay for the insurance on the car that he drives the most that insurance will go up. If he is listed as a driver on your insurance it will go up.

Generally, you should experience no personal ramifications from your step-sons DUI. However, if he is on your family insurance any conviction or action on his license will reflect in your family insurance premiums, just as if he received a group of speeding tickets.

No, but if you contributed to his being drunk and allowed him to drive, then you may have some civil liability, if he had an accident.

As a general rule, no, his DUI will not have an impact on your legal rights and responsibilities. However, if you allow your son to drive your car after his driver's license is suspended (which is mandatory for a DUI), then you could be charged with letting someone drive your car who is not allowed to drive. As far as your insurance, you may see a slight jump in your own policy, and your step-son will definitely see his insurance rates rise for the indefinite future. You should probably consult with an attorney to see if there is a chance for him to get the charges modified or if the court has a driver's intervention program for him to enroll in, which may help reduce the damage from his DUI.

If your step son is covered by you policy of insurance the rates may increase. If an accident was involved in this DUI in the District of Columbia a vehicle owner can also be sued if there was personal injury and/property damage.

Yes, your insurance if he resides with you. If in later years he hurts someone, you might be charged with "negligent intrustment" if in Orange County, call me.

No, it will not effect you. if he is 18 yrs old, he is considered an adult under the law. His insurance rate will go up.

A .04 is per se not intoxicated. You should hire an experienced DWI attorney to represent him. I represented a doctor who blew a .04 and convinced the DA to dismiss all charges against him. His case may cause an increase in your insurance, especially if he is on your insurance policy or lives in your house.

His DUI will not affect you except that your insurance will go up on covering him and in the future if you loan him your car and he ends up killing or hurting someone and alcohol is involved, the complainant's lawyer in that situation would probably argue that you committed negligent entrustment because you knew that he was prone to drinking and driving.

It should have no effect on you if you do not leave him on your insurance. The insurance company may require that you sign a waiver and agree that he will not drive the car. (There is no criminal liability unless you allowed him to drive and knew he was drunk or did not have a license)

Many parents try to save on car insurance by letting their children drive their car instead of getting them their own car and insurance. This will be a problem when they get into an accident and kill or injure someone, get a DWI, or get speeding or other tickets. You can be responsible for the actions of those that you allow to use your vehicle, but you cannot be charged criminally for the DWI.

From a criminal perspective, you have no liability unless you let your son drive the car knowing he was intoxicated. As it relates to your insurance, most insurance companies will increase your rates if you have a licensed driver living in your household who has been convicted of an alcohol related traffic offense. However, that rate increase can be eliminated by excluding your son on your insurance policy. That means he will not be able to legally drive your car because he would be uninsured.

Your insurance will increase- however his license will be suspended , unless he can get a critical needs one from the DMV.

Not unless there was an accident or unless the car was impounded.

No, unless the car was impounded and you have to pay a fee to get it out.

If he blew a .04, then he likely won't be charged with, or at least convicted of a DWI since the legal limit is .08. However he will likely will be charged with Underage Drink & Drive. You won't face any legal consequences or other issues, but your insurance rates will likely climb significantly should your insurance company discover the charge.

If he did not have an accident, his first DUI will not implicate you in an civil lawsuit. His DUI will cause your insurance to go up, because your insurance co. recognizes the risk of insuring your car when he is DUI. If your son has a second DUI with an accident, you will be liable, because you are now on notice that he drives your vehicle while under the influence.

Well, hopefully you mean he got a "Minor Operating After Consuming Alcohol" sometime called a minor DUI. If not, he should fight it hard because a full-fledged DUI is based on .08, twice what your son blew. An experienced DUI attorney should be brought on board to fight it. If he did get the "Minor Operating After Consuming Alcohol" (Minor Op) than he is fortunate because the consequences are much less severe. That said, it is still a moving violation that could effect your insurance rates. That would be a question to ask your insurance agent.

No, not unless you knew he was intoxicated and let him get in the car and drive.

Unless he had an accident with the vehicle, causing bodily injury to others, death, or property damage to others, you should have no civil liability, however, be prepared to incur dramatically higher insurance premiums, perhaps cancellation of his coverage, due to this. Also, you might be incurring some high attorneys fees and court costs and fines, plus alcoholic counselling for this boy.

Yes. Make sure that you assert the innocent owner claim to avoid immobilization.

Whether or not your insurance will be affected is a matter of the conntractual relationship with your carrier. I strongly suggest that you see counsel as to the other issues.

Only if you are paying for that child's insurance and that child is convicted of DUI. It has nothing to do with registration.

If he is under you insurance, it will most definitely raise your rates.

It depends on some things. It probably will not have any effect on you, but if he is on your insurance that could present a problem.

If he is on your insurance, it could affect your rates.

His DUI should not effect you. Charges could be theoretically brought against you if you knowingly let him drive your car in an intoxicated state, but I imagine that would have already occurred if the prosecutor wished to do that. I doubt that it would effect your insurance, but that is something only your insurance company can tell you. Make sure the court knows that the car your son got a DUI in is not his or else that could have the vehicle forfeited.

These actions are driver specific. It shouldn't affect you at all unless he is on your insurance.

If he is on your insurance you rates pursuant to him will go up, but you have no direct liability.