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No. A first offense DUI is a class A misdemeanor
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and, upon conviction, will give you a permanent
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If I’m convicted, how long will I lose my
license?
You will lose your license for a minimum of one
year on a first offense DUI (2 years if you were
under the age of 21 at the time). Full driving
DUI
privileges are lost for a minimum of five years if a
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driver receives a second conviction for any of the is not intended as a substitute for
following: DUI; leaving the scene of a personal legal advice. Students who are
injury or fatal crash; reckless homicide, or any
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If a driver receives a third conviction for any of
these offenses, regardless of the length of time
encouraged to seek assistance RAMIFICATIONS
between convictions, full driving privileges will be from a licensed attorney at
lost for a minimum of 10 years. Student Legal Service.
If a driver receives a fourth or subsequent
conviction, his/her license will be revoked
permanently.
If my license is from out of state, can
Illinois take away my driving privileges
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privilege to drive will be revoked by your home
state. If you have an out of state driver’s license,
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substantially. You will be required to
Driving Under the Influence Penalties for DUI carry high risk insurance which costs
(DUI) an average of $1500.00 more per year
If convicted of a DUI, you can expect the than regular insurance. You will be
In Illinois, a person is considered to be
following penalties: required to carry such insurance for a
driving under the influence when: minimum three years.
Loss of Driving Privileges for a minimum
the driver has an alcohol concentration on of one year (2 years if under age 21) The cost of a DUI can be staggering
the breath of .08 or higher because you will be forced to pay high
Possibility of 0-364 days in jail fines, high court fees, you will have to
the driver has an alcohol concentration on (Mandatory 5 days in jail or 30 pay for reinstatement of your license and
the breath of less than .08 but the officer hours community service if it is a for alcohol evaluations and counseling,
considers him to be incapable of safe driving second DUI conviction within a 5 and if you are not eligible for service from
year period) the Student Legal Service, you will have
the driver is under the influence of any drug to pay to hire an attorney.
or combination of drugs that renders him Community Service of a minimum
unfit to drive
of 100 hours for a first offense Over time, the average cost of a DUI is
estimated to be about $14,660.00
the driver is under the influence of any
Fines from $0-$2,500.00 according to the Illinois Secretary of
amount of cannabis or any other illegal drug
State.
A police officer must observe a legitimate traffic
violation in order to stop a driver for a suspected Certain professions discriminate strongly
DUI. This means the driver must commit some against those who have received a DUI,
traffic offense which would allow the officer to pull including childhood education and
the driver over (for example: speeding; running a aviation to name just two.
red light; having a burned out headlight).
Secondary Consequences of a DUI
An officer must have probable cause to suspect
that a driver has been drinking in order to ask the A person who submits to chemical breath
driver to submit to field sobriety tests. Probable
testing which reveals greater than .08 blood
cause can be based on many circumstances but is
usually satisfied by the officer smelling the odor of
alcohol concentration receives an automatic
alcohol on the driver and/or noticing the driver 3 month driving suspension.
has slurred speech or bloodshot eyes.
A person who refuses to submit to chemical
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insurance rates are certain to increase
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