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What a DUI Conviction can Cost You
As in most states, Georgia has strict laws against Driving Under the Influence of alcohol, also known as DUI or DWI (Driving While Intoxicated) or DUID for Driving Under the Influence of Drugs. Drugs include illegal substances as well as many over-the-counter remedies, such as antihistamines, and prescription medicines, such as painkillers.
When a driver has been using alcohol or drugs and registers a blood-alcohol concentration (BAC) over amounts specified by that state’s laws, a complex set of criminal offenses comes into play. Driving Under the Influence is an expensive mistake in more ways than are readily obvious.
State governments rather than the federal judicial system enforce drunk driving laws. The federal government works around this barrier by providing some state road funds contingent upon a state upholding stricter DUI laws. As of 2001, federal highway construction funds are redirected into enforcing drunk driving laws and education programs for states that do not comply with federally suggested standards. This pressure is reflected in penalties across all states, which have very similar DUI laws.
In Georgia, there are minimum penalties that apply to DUI convictions, with increasingly harsher penalties with multiple offenses.
Heavy fines and court costs are the more obvious monetary costs of a DUI conviction, but there are also a range of penalties that impact the convenience of living your daily life as you wish, as well as negatively affecting your dignity and pride:
- Jail time
- Employment restrictions
- Loss of driver’s license
- Insurance coverage complications
- Impoundment
- Ignition interlock device
- Probation
- Community service
- Alcohol education/treatment/assessment
- Restricted interstate or international travel.
You may think these possibilities are scare tactics, but drivers are often oblivious of the seriousness when a DUI situation has complicating factors:
- the driver has a prior DUI
- a minor was driving the car or there was a minor in the car
- a commercial vehicle was being driven at the time of the arrest.
- there was another moving violation or accident in conjunction with the DUI.
- there were injuries to anyone in an accident involving DUI.
When you are faced with a DUI, before you do anything, contact an experienced DUI attorney who is available twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week – HTW&W, the largest DUI defense firm in Georgia. Don’t take the chance that your life will be ruined by DUI. A knowledgeable attorney can make the difference between years of suffering the consequences of a serious mistake and potentially walking away from the problem.
Because when you need help, tomorrow is too late.
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