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      813.010 driving under the influence of intoxicants; penalty. (1) A person commits the offense of driving while under the influence of intoxicants if the person drives a vehicle while the person:

      (a) Has 0.08 percent or more by weight of alcohol in the blood of the person as shown by chemical analysis of the breath or blood of the person made under ORS 813.100, 813.140 or 813.150;

      (b) Is under the influence of intoxicating liquor, a controlled substance or an inhalant; or

      (c) Is under the influence of any combination of intoxicating liquor, an inhalant and a controlled substance.

      (2) A person may not be convicted of driving while under the influence of intoxicants on the basis of being under the influence of a controlled substance or an inhalant unless the fact that the person was under the influence of a controlled substance or an inhalant is pleaded in the accusatory instrument and is either proved at trial or is admitted by the person through a guilty plea.

      (3) A person convicted of the offense described in this section is subject to ORS 813.020 in addition to this section.

      (4) Except as provided in subsection (5) of this section, the offense described in this section, driving while under the influence of intoxicants, is a Class A misdemeanor and is applicable upon any premises open to the public.

      (5) Driving while under the influence of intoxicants is a Class C felony if the defendant has been convicted of driving while under the influence of intoxicants in violation of this section or its statutory counterpart in another jurisdiction at least three times in the 10 years prior to the date of the current offense and the current offense was committed in a motor vehicle. For purposes of this subsection, a prior conviction for boating while under the influence of intoxicants in violation of ORS 830.325 or its statutory counterpart in another jurisdiction, or for prohibited operation of an aircraft in violation of ORS 837.080 (1)(a) or its statutory counterpart in another jurisdiction, shall be considered a prior conviction of driving while under the influence of intoxicants.

      (6) In addition to any other sentence that may be imposed, the court shall impose a fine on a person convicted of driving while under the influence of intoxicants as follows:

      (a) For a person’s first conviction, a minimum of $1,000.

      (b) For a person’s second conviction, a minimum of $1,500.

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