| The penalties for DUI cases and other related crimes | | | | with an additional $250 for the DUI abatement fund. |
| vary from state to state. In Arizona, the penalty largely | | | | The driver's license of the person will also be revoked |
| depends on what type of DUI was charged, the | | | | for a year, and the court may choose to put the |
| gravity of the offense, and the criminal record of the | | | | person under probation for five years. The court can |
| accused person or the number of times that he or she | | | | also forfeit the vehicle being used by the offender |
| has committed the same offense. | | | | during the DUI incident. |
| When the offender commits his first DUI offense and | | | | There are extreme DUI cases in which the offender |
| he has a blood alcohol content (BAC) higher than the | | | | has a BAC of 0.15% of higher. During the person's first |
| limit of 0.08% in Arizona, the offender can be | | | | offense, he or she may be subjected to 30 |
| sentenced to ten consecutive days of jail time. Usually, | | | | consecutive days of jail time, 20 days of which will be |
| alcohol screening, counseling and treatment are also | | | | allotted for alcohol screening, counseling, and treatment. |
| given during these ten days of jail time. Aside from | | | | The fine is placed at $2225, with an additional $250 |
| spending ten days in jail, the offender will also be fined | | | | going to the DUI abatement fund. The driver's license |
| with $1475, with an additional $250 geared towards | | | | will be suspended for three months, and there will also |
| the DUI abatement fund. The person's driver's license | | | | be a probation period of five years. |
| will also be suspended for three months, and the court | | | | In the second extreme DUI case, the jail term has |
| may choose to put the offender on probation for a | | | | increased to 120 days, half of which will be for |
| maximum of five years. | | | | substance and alcohol abuse screening, counseling, and |
| If the person commits his second DUI offense with the | | | | treatment. The fine remains at $2225 with an additional |
| BAC higher than 0.08%, the offender may be given a | | | | $250 for the DUI abatement fund. Just like the first |
| jail sentence of 90 days, 60 of which will be allotted for | | | | extreme DUI case, the offender's driver's license will |
| alcohol screening, counseling, and treatment. The | | | | also be revoked for three months, and the person will |
| offender will be fined a higher amount of $2675, still | | | | be under probation for a maximum of five years. |