DUI Consequences
Imagine that you are going out to celebrate your birthday or another special occasion. You may plan to meet friends, have dinner and then go to a club. Or maybe you are at a party in someone’s house watching a Monday Night Football game. You may decide to have a drink or two and feel like you are okay to drive. But on the way home, you are stopped at a DUI checkpoint. The officer suspects you have been drinking and your blood alcohol is tested and is over .08 percent. You are considered to be Driving Under the Influence.
Driving Under the Influence consequences are serious. Your license is suspended and you have to schedule an administrative hearing at the DMV to try to get your license reinstated, which may not even be possible. If you can’t drive, you may not be able to get to work. Some people end up getting fired from their job especially if having a clean driving record is a requirement.
People convicted of DUI have to pay heavy fines. They have to pay the courts, the DMV and they may also need to pay attorney fees. But having an attorney representing you at the DMV hearing or in court is a very good idea in many cases.
If this is your first DUI, you may not have to spend time in jail but that is not always the case. Some first offenders are sentenced to serve time. If you have more than one DUI on your record, the likelihood of you going to jail is higher.
