Riverside DUI Penalties Attorney
The following are the possible penalties for a DUI conviction in Riverside County:
First Offense
- License Suspension: 4 months of full restriction or a 1 month suspension with a 5 month work restriction
- Probation: 1-5 Years (The average sentence is 3 years.)
- Alcohol Education Classes: 3 to 9 months depending on BAC reading
- Fines of up to $2000
- Possible Jail or Jail Alternative sentence of 0 to 6 months
Second Offense (within 10 years of the 1st offense)
- License Suspension: 1 to 2 Years
- Probation: 1-5 Years
- Alcohol Education Classes: 18 Months
- AA Meetings
- Fines of up to $2000
- Possible Jail time or Jail Alternative sentence of 96 hours to 1 Year
Third Offense (within 10 years of the 1st & 2nd offenses)
- License Suspension: 3 Years
- Probation: 1-5 Years
- Alcohol Education Classes: 18 Months
- AA Meetings
- Fines of up to $2000
- Possible Jail time or Jail Alternative sentence of up to 1 Year
- Ignition Interlock Device installed on vehicle
Fourth Offense (within 10 years of 1st, 2nd & 3rd offenses) – Felony Offense
- License Suspension: 4 Years
- Possible state prison term of 1-5 Years
- Alcohol Education Classes: 18 Months
- AA Meetings
- Fines of up to $2000
- Possible Jail time or Jail Alternative sentence of up to 3 Years
- Ignition Interlock Device installed on vehicle