DUI Penalties Las Vegas Nevada

LAS VEGAS DUI/DWI DEFENSE ATTORNEY

Q: What will happen if I am convicted of a DUI?

First Offense DUI:

2 days up to six months in jail or 48 to 96 hours of community service;

A fine from $577.00 up to $1,000 fine, including court costs;

A $60.00 chemical assessment fee;

Attendance at a DUI school, which is usually an 8 hour class that generally costs around $200.00;

Attendance a “victim impact panel.” This is a one-time seminar sponsored by Mother’s Against Drunk Driving. The speakers are persons who were themselves victims of drunk driving accidents or persons who have had family members killed or injured by drunk drivers. The fee for this panel is usually $50.00, payable in cash the night of the seminar.

If your blood alcohol level was 0.18 or higher or if you are under the age of 21, you must also submit and pay $100 for an alcohol evaluation to determine if you need treatment for alcohol abuse.

In addition, you are facing the following administrative penalties. You may suffer these consequences even if you are not convicted of a DUI:

Your license may be revoked for 90 days. You must serve 45 days of the 90 day suspension before you are eligible for a license to drive to and from work;

$65 Reinstatement Fee

$35 Victims Compensation Civil Penalty

$21.75 Driver License Fee

You may be required to take your written and driving tests again.

Further, you will be required to carry SR-22 insurance for a period of three years, whether you drive or not.

Second Offense DUI:

You are facing all of the criminal penalties, except that jail time is a minimum of 10 days, the minimum fine is $750.00, and the alcohol evaluation is mandatory. Further, you will lose your driving privileges for 1 year. There is no provision in Nevada law that allows you to serve a portion of this suspension and obtain limited driving privileges.

Third Offense DUI:

If convicted, you are facing a mandatory 1 to 6 year mandatory prison sentence (this crime is non-probationable). In addition, your driving privileges will be suspended for a minimum of 3 years from release of prison.

Q: Do convictions from other states count for a second and third offense?

Yes, but there are many ways to challenge DUI convictions both from Nevada and other jurisdictions.

Q: What will happen to me if I am under 21?

The legal limit for drivers under 21 is 02%. You will face all of the penalties above, except that the alcohol evaluation is mandatory. If you are younger than 18, the juvenile judge may add additional requirements to your sentence, such as imposition of curfew, mandatory employment, and maintenance of a certain grade point average.

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