| If you have recently been charged with DUI in Virginia, | | | | If your license is suspended by the DMV, you may |
| you are probably worried about the costs involved. | | | | apply for a temporary license, and of course, there are |
| The financial burden of a DUI charge can be significant, | | | | fees associated with that as well. If you are charged |
| especially if you decide not to fight the charges. | | | | with driving on a suspended license, you will pay even |
| Initially there may be fines, penalties, and surcharges, | | | | higher costs for your violation. |
| including: | | | | What About My Auto Insurance Rates After a DUI |
| A payment to enroll in the sheriff's work program | | | | Charge? |
| A fee to be able to choose when you'll serve your | | | | After being found guilty of a Virginia DUI your |
| jail time | | | | insurance rates will go up considerably. If the DMV |
| An enrollment fee for alcohol abuse classes | | | | suspends your license, you will need a specific kind of |
| A fee paid to the Department of Motor Vehicles | | | | insurance before you can get your license back. This |
| (DMV) to reinstate your driver's license | | | | type of insurance is generally more expensive. |
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| You may also have to pay for an ignition interlock | | | | Charges? |
| device (breathalyzer device) to be installed inside your | | | | If you don't want to pay these fees and fines, you |
| car, which you'll have to breathe into in order to start | | | | must fight your DUI charge. To do this you'll want the |
| your ignition. If your blood alcohol content is above a | | | | expertise of a Virginia DUI defense attorney. An |
| certain level, your car will not start. | | | | experienced attorney will investigate your case, file the |
| Another cost involved with a Virginia DUI will depend | | | | necessary motions, and build a solid defense to fight |
| on the status of your driver's license. A "hard | | | | your charges. A good DUI defense attorney will have |
| suspension" is when you are no longer allowed to | | | | years of experience with Virginia DUI cases, and will |
| legally drive a vehicle. In this case you will need to pay | | | | fight tirelessly to prove your innocence. |
| for public transportation. | | | | |