What are the Penalties for a DUI?
• If you have never had a DUI before, you may be eligible for Court Supervision. Court Supervision will not appear on your public driving record, nor will it affect your driving privileges. • If you have been arrested for a DUI before, resulting in court supervision or a conviction, or a plea to a reduced charge of reckless driving, then you will not be eligible for supervision. Thus, if you are found guilty, the Court must enter a conviction against you, resulting in the revocation of your driver’s license. • Depending on your driving background and the facts of your case, you may be facing jail time, community service, home arrest, and/or forfeiture of your vehicle. Depending upon your driving history and the facts of your case, your case may be upgraded from a misdemeanor DUI to a felony charge of aggravated DUI. This can occur if you have been alleged to have committed a DUI while your license was suspended or revoked because of a previous DUI; or you have committed two or more pre
