The Guide describes the nuts and bolts of the process from arrest through sentencing and the consequences thereafter. This particular guide is not about possible DUI defenses.
You may use the interactive Table of Contents to go to any particular topic of interest. I have organized this guide into three parts. Part 1. For example, included is information about prosecutor plea policies. The information described in the Guide changes frequently.
If you do not see something you are looking for or know of any updates I should add please call, text or chat with me. All Misdemeanor DUI offenses have mandatory minimum sentences which are based on whether it is a first or second offense within 7 years and the alcohol levels and the presence of impairing drugs.
A conviction is a second offense if the defendant has a prior conviction for an Arizona DUI or another jurisdiction for an act which if committed in Arizona, would be a DUI in Arizona. The date of the incidents determines whether an offense is within 7 years.
Below are the Mandatory Minimum Sentences which the courts are required to impose. For a DUI case that usually means personal injury and property damage claims. The loss has to be for economic loss and therefore damages such as pain and suffering are not recoverable in the criminal case. If the defendant had insurance for the losses suffered that may cover the restitution ordered.
