Most DUI arrests in Arizona involve two common DUI charges: 1) driving while impaired, and 2) driving with an alcohol content of 0.08 or higher within 2 hours of driving. Offenders are commonly charged with both. Your license will be taken and automatically suspended or revoked for a period of 90 days to two years depending on the number of priors. A first offense extreme DUI carries a minimum sentence of 30 days in jail, 20 of which can be suspended under certain conditions (which in Maricopa County usually means that a first-time offender will serve at least 10 days in Sheriff Joe's tent-city.
First Offender Penalties (BAC .08 or higher):
You will most likely pay a $250 fine, spend a day in jail, get probation, submit to a drug/alcohol evaluation and treatment, and have your driver's license suspended for a minimum of 90 days. Over 90 % of Arizona DUI offenders plead guilty.
JAIL: Minimum 10 consecutive days in jail. Maximum 6 months. The court may suspend 9 of the 10 days if you agree to get an alcohol and/or drug evaluation, and submit to treatment.
FINE & COSTS: $250.00 fine, plus a surcharge, plus an additional $250.00 assessment to the Arizona DUI abatement fund. However, fines can be as high as $2500 plus surcharges.
LICENSE: The MVD will suspend your drivers' license for 90 days.
COUNSELING: If recommended in your evaluation and you want the Judge to suspend all but one day in jail.
PROBATION: You will probably be placed on probation, usually for one year, but possibly for up to five years.
IGNITION INTERLOCK DEVICE: You will be required to have an Ignition Interlock Device installed on your vehicle.
First Offender – Extreme DUI (BAC above .15)
JAIL: 30 consecutive days in jail. The Court may suspend 20 of the 30 days if you agree to get an alcohol and/or drug evaluation, and submit to treatment.
First Offender Penalties (BAC .08 or higher):
You will most likely pay a $250 fine, spend a day in jail, get probation, submit to a drug/alcohol evaluation and treatment, and have your driver's license suspended for a minimum of 90 days. Over 90 % of Arizona DUI offenders plead guilty.
JAIL: Minimum 10 consecutive days in jail. Maximum 6 months. The court may suspend 9 of the 10 days if you agree to get an alcohol and/or drug evaluation, and submit to treatment.
FINE & COSTS: $250.00 fine, plus a surcharge, plus an additional $250.00 assessment to the Arizona DUI abatement fund. However, fines can be as high as $2500 plus surcharges.
LICENSE: The MVD will suspend your drivers' license for 90 days.
COUNSELING: If recommended in your evaluation and you want the Judge to suspend all but one day in jail.
PROBATION: You will probably be placed on probation, usually for one year, but possibly for up to five years.
IGNITION INTERLOCK DEVICE: You will be required to have an Ignition Interlock Device installed on your vehicle.
First Offender – Extreme DUI (BAC above .15)
JAIL: 30 consecutive days in jail. The Court may suspend 20 of the 30 days if you agree to get an alcohol and/or drug evaluation, and submit to treatment.
