| 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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