A North Carolina DWI substance abuse assessment requires a $100.00** fee. It is composed of a face-to-face clinical interview, an approved standardized test, a review of the complete driving record ($10) and verification of alcohol concentration at the time of arrest.
Clients who have completed a DWI substance abuse assessment are placed in one of the following service levels:
ADETS: (Alcohol and Drug Education Traffic School) criteria for recommendation:
The results of the assessment show no substance abuse handicap.
No prior DWI conviction anywhere (lifetime).
BAC = 0.14% or less.
No refusal to submit to a chemical test.
Those
clients who do not meet the criteria for ADETS must be referred to treatment.
There are four progressive levels of treatment:
Level 2: A minimum of 20 hours of treatment, conducted over a minimum period of 30 days.
Level 3: A minimum of 40 hours of treatment, conducted over a minimum period of 60 days.
Level 4: A minimum of 90 hours over a minimum period of 90 days.
Level 5: Inpatient treatment, coupled with an aftercare program, both of which must last for a minimum period of 90 days.To have your driver’s license reinstated, you must: complete a substance abuse assessment and complete the recommendation made by the assessor.
If a convicted person fails to comply their driver’s license remains revoked. This person is subject to arrest for Driving While License Revoked (DWLR).
* All non- DWI substance abuse assessments and out of state DWI assessments require a $125 fee.
** North Carolina DWI substance abuse assessment fees were increased to $100 on October 1, 2004