| Every year millions of people in the United States get | | | | DUI is a crime and if you are arrested there are |
| convicted of Driving under the Influence (DUI). This a | | | | different sentences that can be handed down by a |
| crime and often times these drunk drivers maim or kill | | | | court in Alabama. These vary and this article will |
| people due to them not being in the right capacity to | | | | examine what they are. In the State of Alabama if you |
| operate their motor vehicle. This article will examine | | | | have a first offense of DUI then you may get some of |
| what exactly is a DUI and the different sentences | | | | the following penalties. For a first offense you may |
| associated with it under the state of Alabama. It will | | | | either receive one year in jail, a 90 day license |
| also look at the issue of obtaining car insurance once | | | | suspension up to a $2,100 fine and mandatory DUI |
| you have been convicted of a DUI in Alabama. | | | | school. For a second offense you may receive one |
| It is a crime to drive drunk and this is often times called | | | | year in jail, mandatory 5 days in jail, a 1 year license |
| driving under the influence (DUI) or driving while | | | | suspension, a fine up to $5,100 and mandatory DUI. For |
| intoxicated (DWI), this all depends on the state and | | | | your third DUI you may receive one year in jail, |
| how they define it. In the state of Alabama it is known | | | | mandatory 60 days in jail, a 3 year license suspension, |
| as a DUI. To be considered a drunk driver in Alabama, | | | | a fine up to $10,100 and mandatory DUI. Your fourth |
| the driver must have a high blood alcohol concentration | | | | and higher DUI offense is considered a C class felony |
| of .15 or higher. Drunk driving kills many people a year | | | | and you may receive punishment of one year and a |
| and puts countless others at risk. This means if | | | | day to 10 years in jail, a 5 year license suspension and |
| convicted of a DUI it carries far reaching | | | | a fine up to $10,100. |
| consequences. These will be discussed below. | | | | |