Can my car be confiscated for drunk driving?

Yes, confiscation of vehicles is provided for the commission of criminal acts listed in Articles 262 and 262.1 of the Criminal Law.

In particular, a vehicle belonging to a person who has committed a criminal offense of driving a vehicle is subject to confiscation if the concentration of alcohol in the blood, revealed by a breath or blood test, exceeds 1.5 ppm.

It should be noted that the confiscation of a vehicle in the understanding of the Criminal Law is not a criminal punishment, but a forensic means of coercive influence – a special confiscation of property. Its use is determined by the need not to leave property associated with a criminal offense at the disposal of the offender.

If a criminal offense under Articles 262 or 262.1 of the Criminal Law is committed on a vehicle that does not belong to the offender, but to another person, then the person who committed the criminal offense is charged the full or partial cost of this vehicle.