Arizona's Sentencing Guidelines
Under Arizona State Law, the court has less of a discretion when sentencing defendants for DUI's more than any other crime. Statutorily defined criteria for sentencing guidlines must be strictly followed, and judges may, at many times simply look at the statute when handing down your sentence. However; while there are mitigating and aggravating circumastances that they take into consideration, the sentences given for DUI's are the product of the state legislature. Below is the
formula/guidlines for such product:
* 1st DUI: 10 days in jail(consecutive), a fine, an automatic 90 day driver's license suspension, a chemical dependency assessment, counseling (if recommended) and (possibly) probation.
* 2nd DUI: 90 consecutive days in jail, a fine, revocation of your license for 1 year, counseling (if recommended) mandatory installation of ignition interlock device, and (possibly) probation.
* 1st Extreme DUI: 30 days in jail (consecutive), a fine, revocation of your driver's license for 90 days, counseling (if recommended), mandatory installation of ignition interlock device, and (possibly) probation.
* 2nd Extreme DUI: 120 days in jail, (with 60 of those days being served consecutivly), a fine, 1 year driver's license revocation, counseling (if recommended),mandatory installation of an ignition interlock device, and (possibly) probation.
* Felony DUI: A mandatory minimum of 4 months in prison before being eligible for parole/probation, any fines, automatic driver's license revocation for a period of 3 years, up to 5 years probation, substance abuse treatment (if recommended) and a possible vehicle forfeiture(State repo).
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