| Do you know what the judge could give you if you are | | | | as 1 year in jail, a 2 year drivers license suspension, 150 |
| convicted of a DWI? Are you aware that this could | | | | hours community service, and court costs and fees. |
| come with jail time and you could be sentenced pretty | | | | This is also going to include some probation and it will |
| harshly? There are different penalties depending on | | | | end up on your record. I have watched judges give out |
| the area and how many DWIs you have already had. | | | | the maximums to first time offenders before so don't |
| Here are some of the DWI penalties you can face. | | | | think it cannot happen to you. |
| As a first time offender there used to be a program | | | | Another thing you need to understand about DWI |
| that you could use that would wipe it clean from your | | | | penalties is that they do not stop at what the judge |
| record, but that does not exist anymore. However, if | | | | gives you. All the court fees add up and if you hire a |
| you negotiate correctly you can usually get this type | | | | lawyer you will have to pay for that service as well. |
| of deal with a year of probation and some community | | | | Plus for the next 5 years your insurance rates on your |
| service. However, you could face much more. | | | | car are going to nearly double. This can be very costly |
| When you get a DWI the penalties can be as severe | | | | and that is a huge penalty on its own. |