Annandale DUI Lawyers
- Robert Dearborn:
Disputing a DUI charge in Northern Virginia almost always requires a trial. You will need an experienced DUI lawyer who can examine the facts and find mitigating circumstances especially if this is your first offense and the blood alcohol content was low. In more serious circumstances a high blood alcohol content and/or a second offense you may be able to get a lighter sentence if the court can be made to understand the circumstances. In either case, you need an experienced attorney.
- Brian Geno
If convicted of DWI, the law provides for one of the following sentences:First offense -Jail for up to but not more than twelve months
and/or a fine of no more than $2500. If the blood alcohol concentration is 0.20 or more, a minimum of 5 days in jail will be imposed and if
the blood alcohol concentration is 0.25 or more, 10 days in jail will be imposed. If the Second offense is committed within less than five
years after the first offense - it is punishable by a fine from $200 to $2500, and confinement in jail from 1 month to one year (of that 30
days, 48 hours cannot be suspended by the Court). If the Second offense is committed within a period of five to ten years of a first
offence- it is punishable by $200 to $2,500 and confinement in jail from one month to one year. If the second offense is committed within
ten years of a first offense with a blood alcohol concentration of .20 to .25 - an additional, mandatory sentence of ten days in jail will be
imposed. If the second offense is committed within ten years of a first offense with a blood alcohol concentration of more than .25 -
an additional, mandatory sentence of twenty days in jail will be imposed. If your DWI is a third offense within a ten year period, it is a
class 6 felony which carries a prison term of one to five years. If your DWI is a Fourth within 10 years the sentence will include a
mandatory, minimum of one year in jail, which cannot be suspended.
- Stephen Sheehy:
A conviction for DWI or Felony DWI can result in high fines, the loss of driving privileges and even time in jail or state prison.
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