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  • Billar & Donald: Although most DUI (driving under the influence) charges in Arizona are classified as misdemeanors, all DUI charges are serious and a conviction can have consequences Ñ court costs, fines, attorney fees, jail time, the loss of your license and increased insurance rates Ñ that you'd rather avoid. By hiring a lawyer to defend against the charges, you give yourself a chance to minimize or avoid consequences altogether. What do you have to lose? A lot.
  • Andersen, Mark: Chances are if you are looking at this page you, or someone you know, has just had their first contact with the criminal justice system. Whether you were taken into custody, or issued a summons to appear, you are now entering a strange world of the unknown. Are you forever to be branded a criminal? Will you lose your job? Will you go to jail or worse yet prison?
  • Alex & Gaxiola:

    Arizona DUI penalties, 1st offense:

    Under Arizona DUI/drunk driving law, a regular first offense for driving under the influence of any illegal drug (drugged driving) or for driving with blood alcohol content (BAC) of .08 or more can result in serious penalties. At a minimum you will spend 24 hours in jail and pay $1,540 in fines and costs. A conviction for a first-offense drunk driving charge can result in:

    • Up to 6 months in jail
    • Up to 5 years probation
    • Up to $5,000 in fines
    • Jail costs up to $10,800
    • Required classes
    • Restitution
    • Emergency costs
    • Restitution
    • Victims' Panel
    • License suspension or revocation

    Arizona DUI penalties, 2nd offense:

    If within seven years of your DUI arrest you were convicted of driving under the influence, the penalties are much more severe. It is extremely important to take every measure to avoid a conviction for a 1st drunk driving or DUI charge, so you are not exposed unnecessarily exposed to these enhanced penalties:

    • 1 to 6 months in jail
    • 2 months suspended jail time and up to 5 years probation
    • $5,230 - $15,800 in fines and costs
    • 30 hours of community service
    • Ignition interlock for at least 1 year after the end of license suspension or revocation
  • Amiri Law Office:

    DUI--DWI
    DRIVING UNDER THE EXTREME INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL WITH AN
    ALCOHOL CONCENTRATION OF .15 OR HIGHER WITHIN TWO HOURS

    The minimum statutory sentence on a first time charge of Driving Under the Extreme Influence of Alcohol is the following:

    1. 30 days in jail; up to 20 days may be suspended upon successful completion of the alcohol screening and treatment program
    2. Alcohol/drug screening evaluation and treatment/education as ordered by the Court
    3. $250.00 fine plus surcharges
    4. Motor vehicle department will assess points against your driver's license and may require Traffic Survival School
    5. Motor vehicle department will suspend your privilege to drive either through the Admin Per Se/Implied Consent process or because of the D.U.I. conviction
    6. $1000.00 Arizona Prison Construction fine
    7. $1000.00 Department of Public Safety fine
    8. You may be required to pay jail costs
    9. $250.00 D.U.I. abatement fund fee
    10. You will be required to install an interlock device in your vehicle for one year after your license is reinstated
    11. Up to 5 years probation.

    NOTE: EFFECTIVE 9/19/07, THE JUDGE CAN NO LONGER SUSPEND ANY JAIL. IF YOU ARE CONVICTED OF THIS OFFENSE AND YOUR BLOOD/BREATH ALCOHOL IS OVER A .15 BUT BELOW A .20 YOU WILL HAVE TO SERVE A 30 DAYS IN JAIL. IF YOUR BLOOD/BREATH ALCOHOL IS OVER A .20 YOU WILL HAVE TO SERVE 45 DAYS IN JAIL AND PAY AN ADDITIONAL $500 FEE AND THE INTERLOCK IS REQUIRED FOR 18 MONTHS.

  • Marc Adair: Officers employvarious methods of analysis to determine sobriety,including requiringsuspects to walk a straight line, touchtheir nose, recitetheir home address and submit to blood, urine or breath analyses. However, the debate continues as to whether police officers should be permitted to determine a suspect's intoxication. Proponents of officer testing argue that due to the epidemic nature of alcohol-related highway dangers, officer testing is necessary and sufficiently reliable.
  • Caroline Aeed: A single misdemeanor, could impact your career, family, and additional contact with the criminal justice system. Not only could it increase the level of seriousness of an additional crime, it will influence potential plea agreements, a Judges decision on your bond, amount of jail time, terms of probation, and ultimate disposition. If you have a professional license, you may face revocation.
  • Alcock & Associates:

    a typical DUI timeline includes:

    • Traffic stop, DUI investigation, arrest, blood alcohol test administration.
       
    • First court date for an arraignment (date is on the ticket). If you hire a DUI defense lawyer, you may not need to be there. If you plead "not guilty," you preserve the right to a jury trial, the right to confront the arresting officer, and the right to negotiate a plea. If you plead "guilty," you waive those rights.
       
    • Second court date for a pretrial conference. This is an opportunity to get documents from the prosecutor, file pretrial motions, negotiate, and enter changes of plea. If you do accept a plea or if your case is not dismissed, the court will eventually set your matter for trial.
       
    • Trial management conference. Shortly before the DUI trial, the judge will schedule a final management conference to discuss all pretrial motions and to ensure that the parties are ready to proceed to trial.
       
    • Trial. A DUI trial typically lasts one or two days. You have the right to a jury trial, or you can waive your right and have the trial in front of the judge. An experienced criminal defense attorney can help you with the decision to proceed with a jury or bench trial
       
    • Sentencing (in the event of a guilty plea or judgment.) An experienced DUI defense lawyer ... can help you understand your options.

    The maximum penalty for a first-time DUI is a $2,500 fine and six months in jail. While technically possible, such a sentence is almost never imposed for a first-time DUI when no children are in the car and there is no accident or reckless driving.

  • Baker Law Firm: Being arrested or being indicted by a grand jury is perhaps one of the most difficult and life altering situations any citizen of Arizona or any human being can go through during life. Indeed, the very cornerstone of what America is perhaps most acutely about, individual freedom, is or can be taken away.
  • Melanie E. Beauchamp: Melanie has extensive trial experience with driving under the influence charges.
  • Blischak Law: ... give honest answers to all questions and likewise charge honest fees.
  • James Blomo: Conviction is NOT inevitable!
  • Blumberg & Associates: A cultural stigma has become associated with drunk driving that was not present in our society even a decade ago. Public perception categorizes people charged with drunk driving as criminals, even before they have been convicted of any crime. Being arrested for drunk driving, driving under the influence (DUI), or driving while intoxicated (DWI) can be an unsettling proposition, to say the least.
  • Blumenreich Law Firm: The government has prosecutors specially trained in negotiating pleas and taking criminal charges to trial.
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