The fines previously mentioned aren’t all “penalties” so to speak. You do have to pay fines for making the mistake, but you also have to pay court fees and other costs for the personnel involved in your case. In addition, if you drink and drive in a school zone in Arizona, your fines will be doubled, with some of the proceeds going to a state-run program to make school zones safer.

Of course, these court penalties are just a fraction of the true cost of drunk driving. You can easily destroy property and, worse, injure yourself or others. Keep in mind that the above penalties are under the assumption that you were simply pulled over while drinking and driving. If you get into an accident while driving drunk, you could be facing much harsher penalties, even on your first offense.