Knowing the Different DUI Penalties

The penalties for DUI cases and other related crimeswith an additional $250 for the DUI abatement fund.
vary from state to state. In Arizona, the penalty largelyThe driver's license of the person will also be revoked
depends on what type of DUI was charged, thefor a year, and the court may choose to put the
gravity of the offense, and the criminal record of theperson under probation for five years. The court can
accused person or the number of times that he or shealso 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 andThere are extreme DUI cases in which the offender
he has a blood alcohol content (BAC) higher than thehas a BAC of 0.15% of higher. During the person's first
limit of 0.08% in Arizona, the offender can beoffense, 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 alsoallotted for alcohol screening, counseling, and treatment.
given during these ten days of jail time. Aside fromThe fine is placed at $2225, with an additional $250
spending ten days in jail, the offender will also be finedgoing to the DUI abatement fund. The driver's license
with $1475, with an additional $250 geared towardswill be suspended for three months, and there will also
the DUI abatement fund. The person's driver's licensebe a probation period of five years.
will also be suspended for three months, and the courtIn the second extreme DUI case, the jail term has
may choose to put the offender on probation for aincreased 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 thetreatment. 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 forextreme DUI case, the offender's driver's license will
alcohol screening, counseling, and treatment. Thealso be revoked for three months, and the person will
offender will be fined a higher amount of $2675, stillbe under probation for a maximum of five years.