Avoid DUI Penalties with a Skilled Salt Lake City Defense Attorney

About DUI Penalties

If you are facing DUI charges in Utah, you are most likely going to be paying some expensive fines and serving at least a small amount of time in jail.  For every DUI incurred after the first, the punishment increases.  This is also true for a felony DUI charge which has even more severe penalties than a misdemeanor DUI.  If you have recently been charged with a DUI, you may be able to avoid heavy penalties with seasoned legal representation.  The right Salt Lake City DUI defense attorney may be able to build a strong defense case and diminish or remove severe penalties.

Help for those Facing DUI Penalties in Salt Lake City

A first time DUI offense has a mandatory jail time of 48 hours and a fine of $700.  Those are the minimum penalties, but you may have to spend up to 6 months in jail and pay a fine of up to $1000, at the court's discretion.  A license suspension of at least 120 days will also go into effect.  Depending on the circumstances of the DUI offense, such as whether or not there was any bodily harm done to another, you may be subject to a higher fine of $2500 and a one year jail sentence.    

 A second DUI that occurs within 10 years of the first DUI conviction may be penalized with 10 days of jail time, a fine of $1500 and a one year license suspension.  A third DUI conviction within ten years will be charged as a felony.  If your BAC (blood alcohol concentration) is .16 or above or there were bodily injuries inflicted on a passenger, you may be required to install a device in your car called an ignition interlock device or attend alcohol treatment, as well as facing felony charges.  Our law firm may be able to help you greatly diminish the penalties for a DUI.  Our team approach to the defense of such cases has helped numerous DUI clients avoid unwanted penalties successfully.

Contact a Salt Lake City DUI Defense Attorney to defend your case.