WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT KINDS OF DUI CHARGES IN ARIZONA?
The government has numerous options when charging someone with driving under the influence. The can charge you with driving under the influence, driving with a blood alcohol concentration above a .08, driving with a blood alcohol concentration above .15 (extreme DUI), driving with a illegal drug in your system, and, in certain circumstances, charge you with felony or aggravated DUI.
WHAT IS A SUPER-EXTREME DUI?
Just a few years ago, the Arizona legislature amended the DUI laws to include a new type of DUI called super extreme DUI. Super extreme DUI means the state will try to prove a defendant was driving a motor vehicle with a blood alcohol concentration above a .20 within two hours of time of driving. The penalties for a super extreme DUI are much more severe than the other types of misdemeanor DUIs. For example, the minimum time in custody for a first time super extreme DUI is 45 consecutive days in jail, and the fines and fees add up to about $7,000.
THIS IS MY SECOND DUI CHARGE AND THE POLICE SAY IT IS SUPER EXTREME. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
For a second misdemeanor DUI charge within 7 years of a prior misdemeanor DUI, if the second one is a super extreme DUI then the statutory sentence is the maximum sentence for any misdemeanor in Arizona, 6 months in custody. Statutory means that the judge does not have the right to give a defendant a more lenient sentence.
WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT A SUPER EXTREME DUI CHARGE?
Even though the consequences are so severe, a super extreme DUI can still be fought in the same manner as any other DUI case. The important thing about any DUI case, but even more so with a super extreme DUI charge, is not to wait until the last minute. Get started right away by contacting Vladimir Gagic at his Phoenix at 602-955-1985.
