DUIs are a huge moneymaker for the state. Got a speeding ticket lately? It’s at least $150 here. It’s all for money.
>>It’s at least $150 here. It’s all for money.<<
Until the concept of an “infraction” was created, all tickets were treated (appropriately) as misdemeanor crimes. There is NO constitutional basis for a crime that does not require guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.
It is all about the money, Constitution be damned!
Several years ago I got what was exactly my 2nd speeding ticket in 33 years of driving. I don't speed, but it was a nice trap with a 45 mph road suddenly dropping to 35 on a downhill... Anyway, do you know you can pay your fine over the phone with a credit card? Yeah, it is a revenue system, that's all. If it walks like a duck, quacks like a duck...