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   Possible Penalties:

Penalties for a 1st Time DUI:

You will be fined, with penalties and assessments, well over $1000 in fines and costs, and you may be required to serve 48 hours to 6 months in "jail", usually on a weekend work program, with 3 to 5 years probation and a First Offender Drinking Driver program. The DMV Admin per Se suspension period is 4 months unless suspension is avoided at the hearing or alternatively a 1 month actual suspension with a 4 month restricted license and attendance in the First Offender Program.

Penalties for a 2nd Time DUI:

If you are arrested on a second offense, you will have to pay essentially the same fines. However, the time you spend in jail or the weekend work program, or work furlough, may increase to 10 days to a 1 year maximum. Even with probation the minimum is ten days. Also, you may lose your license for up to 18 months. However this is usually avoided in the criminal Court with attendance in a Multiple Offender Drinking Driver program. A judge may require attendance for over a year in a MOP and additionally alcohol treatment programs or Alcoholics Anonymous. On a second conviction, the courts may order an ignition interlock device for your car.


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