Drunk Driving - Georgia DUI Penalties

GA DUI FIRST OFFENSE LIFETIME

Class: Misdemeanor
Fine: $300-$1,000 plus court costs
Imprisonment: 10 days to 12 months—judge can suspend all but 24 hours mandatory
Community service: BAC under 0.08 percent—20 to 40 hours; BAC 0.08 percent and higher—at least 40 hours of community service
Treatment: Risk Reduction Program (DUI School)
Probation: 12 months, minus the time of actual incarceration
License suspension: one year – some cases may be eligible for a work permit

GA DUI SECOND OFFENSE (within ten years of first offense)

Class: Misdemeanor
Fine: $600-$1,000 plus court costs
Imprisonment: 90 days to 12 months with 72 hours mandatory
Community service: minimum of 30 days (240 hours)
Treatment: Risk Reduction Program (DUI School); clinical evaluation to determine whether alcohol or drug treatment program is necessary and, if so, treatment will be part of the sentence
Probation: up to 12 months, minus the time of actual incarceration
License suspension: three years; no work permit for at least 12 months, followed by first 6 months on a limited permit with an mandatory Ignition Interlock Device

GA DUI THIRD OFFENSE (within ten years)

Class: High and Aggravated Misdemeanor
Fine: $1,000 to $5,000 plus court costs
Imprisonment: 120 days to 12 months with a minimum of 15 days mandatory
Community service: Minimum of 30 days (240 hours)
Treatment: Risk Reduction Program (DUI School); clinical evaluation to determine whether alcohol or drug treatment program is necessary and, if so, treatment will be part of the sentence
Probation: 12 months, minus the time of actual incarceration
License Revocation: five years; after 2 years can apply for a limited permit with mandatory Ignition Interlock Device

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