What other consequences does a DWI conviction have?

 Other adverse consequences are attached to any DWI conviction. First, you will have a record of conviction for DWI. Conviction for DWI also requires the filing of proof of insurance by your insurance carrier. Your insurance rates will increase greatly for at least three years. A DWI conviction also makes you at risk of being charged, if you are arrested again, in this or any other State, with a 2nd offense DWI and its enhanced penalties, including a lengthy license loss and a mandatory jail sentence. In New Hampshire, a DWI conviction remains on your record for ten years (as of January 1, 2002). DWI is also a major motor vehicle violation that not only adds points to your license, but may be used for five years in connection with other motor vehicle offenses, to have you declared an habitual offender, resulting in your revocation for a period of from one to four years. If you are convicted of any DWI, for the next ten year you also will risk a two-year loss if you either refuse to submit to a chemical test, or if you submit to a test that shows an alcohol concentration in excess of the legal limit. Some countries, including Canada, will actually bar U.S. citizens with a DWI conviction on their record from admission into their country.