Sentencing occurs after a person has been found guilty in their DUI case. This could be the result of a guilty plea during the arraignment, a jury verdict, or a plea bargain. During the sentencing phase the legal punishment for your DUI case will be determined. There are a range of legal punishments, including:
Payment of fines
Jail time (short duration)
Prison time (long duration, usually when injury or death is cause by DUI)
Probation
Suspended driver's license
Using an Ignition-interlock device in order to start a car
Forfeiting or impounding of the vehicle
Community service
Drug and alcohol rehabilitation
The judge will consider a number of factors when decided on a punishment for your DUI offense, including:
DUI record (including extremely high BAC's) and criminal history
Impact of the DUI on victims and their families
Defendants personal, social, and economic circumstances
Defendants refusal to submit to chemical testing
Regret and remorse shown by the defendant
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