Do I have to pay living expenses for drunk driving detention?

You don't have to pay for food. Article 5 of the Measures for the Scope of Expenditure and Management of Detention Center.

The expenditure scope of the detention center is: prisoners' meals, official expenses, equipment purchase expenses, equipment consumption expenses, repair expenses and other expenses.

During detention, there is no need to pay living expenses. A detention center shall establish a property management system for detainees and properly keep the property of detainees. The collection, storage and purchase of articles of detainees shall be clearly registered and the accounts shall be clear. The purchase of commodities is limited to daily necessities and food, and the price of commodities shall not be higher than the local market price. The detention center shall inspect and register the property transferred or mailed by the relatives and friends of the detainee. Necessities are handed over to the detainees, and cash is kept by the detention center. Non-necessities, detention center does not accept, do not keep. The detention center shall provide food for detainees according to the prescribed standards and respect the national eating habits of detainees. The detention center shall ensure that the detainees have no less than 2 hours of outdoor activities every day.

How many days is the longest criminal detention?

The maximum period is 37 days. Generally, criminal detention will not exceed 37 days. At the same time, the detention time is extended to 30 days only for major suspects who commit crimes repeatedly or in partnership. At the same time, if the public security organ thinks that the criminal should be arrested within three days after the criminal suspect is detained, it may apply to the procuratorate for approval of the arrest.

I hope the above content can help you. Please consult a professional lawyer if you have any other questions.

Legal basis: Article 91 of the Road Traffic Safety Law of the People's Republic of China, whoever drives a motor vehicle after drinking alcohol shall be temporarily detained for six months and fined between 1,000 yuan and 2,000 yuan. Whoever is punished for driving a motor vehicle after drinking or driving a motor vehicle after drinking again shall be detained for not more than 10 days, fined not less than 1,000 yuan but not more than 2,000 yuan, and his motor vehicle driver's license shall be revoked. Drunk driving a motor vehicle shall be restrained by the traffic administrative department of the public security organ until it wakes up, and the motor vehicle driving license shall be revoked, and criminal responsibility shall be investigated according to law; No motor vehicle driver's license shall be obtained again within five years. Anyone who drives a motor vehicle after drinking alcohol shall be detained for 15 days, fined 5,000 yuan, and his motor vehicle driver's license revoked. No motor vehicle driver's license shall be obtained again within five years. Anyone who drives or operates a motor vehicle in a drunken state shall be restrained by the traffic administrative department of the public security organ until he wakes up, his motor vehicle driving license shall be revoked, and criminal responsibility shall be investigated according to law; No motor vehicle driver's license shall be obtained again within ten years, and no motor vehicle shall be driven or operated after obtaining the motor vehicle driver's license again. If a serious traffic accident occurs after drinking or drunk driving a motor vehicle, which constitutes a crime, criminal responsibility shall be investigated according to law, and the traffic administrative department of the public security organ shall revoke the motor vehicle driving license and shall not re-obtain the motor vehicle driving license for life.