{"id":1724,"date":"2009-04-10T09:10:37","date_gmt":"2009-04-10T16:10:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.morrisonandnicholson.com\/ohiolawblog\/?p=370"},"modified":"2009-04-10T09:10:37","modified_gmt":"2009-04-10T16:10:37","slug":"dui-ovi-ohio-penalties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/henryclarke.co\/law-office\/dui-ovi-ohio-penalties\/","title":{"rendered":"DUI \/ OVI Ohio Penalties"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"ovi_ohio\"Below is a list of penalties for an OVI or Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated,\u00a0 also known as a DUI or DWI.\u00a0 If you have recently been charged with an OVI\/DWI\/DUI and desire the assistance of an attorney please call the law offices of Morrison & Nicholson at (937) 432-9775 or visit our free online consultation page.<\/p>\n

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Administrative License Suspension (ALS)
\n<\/strong>\u2022\tIf you are stopped for drunk driving and you refuse to take the sobriety test, or if your test results exceed the legal limit of Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC),
\nthe officer can take your driver’s license on the spot, and the suspension begins immediately.
\n\u2022\tDepending on previous offenses or refusals, you can have your license automatically suspended for a period of 90 days to five years.
\n\u2022\tThe administrative suspension is independent of any jail term, fine or other criminal penalty imposed in court for a DUI offense.<\/p>\n

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\n1st Offense<\/strong>
\n\u2022\tAdministrative License Suspension (ALS) for a prohibited BAC;
\n\u2022\tALS for test refusal = one year license suspension;
\n\u2022\tJail – Minimum of three consecutive days or 3-day driver intervention program;
\n\u2022\tFine – Minimum $200 and not more than $1,000;
\n\u2022\tCourt License Suspension – 6 months to 3 years.
\n________________________________________
\n2nd Offense<\/strong>
\n\u2022\tALS for one year for a prohibited BAC;
\n\u2022\tALS for test refusal = two year license suspension;
\n\u2022\tJail – Minimum of 10 consecutive days or five days jail + minimum 18 consecutive days of electronically monitored house arrest combined, not to exceed 6 months;
\n\u2022\tFine – Minimum $300 and not more than $1,500;
\n\u2022\tDiscretionary driver’s intervention program;
\n\u2022\tVehicle immobilization and plates impounded for 90 days;
\n\u2022\tCourt License Suspension – 1 year to 5 years.
\n________________________________________
\n3rd Offense<\/strong>
\n\u2022\tALS for two years for a prohibited BAC;
\n\u2022\tALS for test refusal = three year license suspension;
\n\u2022\tJail – Minimum 30 consecutive days to one year;
\n\u2022\tAlternative sentence – 15 days or Jail + minimum 55 consecutive days of electronically monitored house arrest combined, maximum of one year;
\n\u2022\tFine – Minimum $500 and not more than $2,500;
\n\u2022\tMandatory attendance in an alcohol treatment program paid for by offender;
\n\u2022\tVehicle immobilization and plates impounded for 180 days;
\n\u2022\tCourt License Suspension – 1 year to 10 years.
\n________________________________________
\n4th or More Offense or Motor Vehicle Related Felony<\/strong>
\n\u2022\tALS for three years for a prohibited BAC;
\n\u2022\tALS for test refusal = five years license suspension;
\n\u2022\tJail – Minimum of 60 consecutive days and up to one year in jail;
\n\u2022\tFine – Minimum $750 and not more than $10,000;
\n\u2022\tMandatory drug\/alcohol treatment program paid for by offender;
\n\u2022\tVehicle Forfeiture – Mandatory criminal forfeiture of vehicle operated by offender, imposed by court;
\n\u2022\tCourt License Suspension – 3 years to Permanent Revocation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Administrative License Suspension (ALS)
\n\u2022 If you are stopped for drunk driving and you refuse to take the sobriety test, or if your test results exceed the legal limit of Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC),
\nthe officer can take your driver’s license on the spot, and the suspension begins immediately.
\n\u2022 Depending on previous offenses or refusals, you can have your license automatically suspended for a period of 90 days to five years.
\n\u2022 The administrative suspension is independent of any jail term, fine or other criminal penalty imposed in court for a DUI offense.<\/p>\n

________________________________________
\n1st Offense
\n\u2022 Administrative License Suspension (ALS) for a prohibited BAC;
\n\u2022 ALS for test refusal = one year license suspension;
\n\u2022 Jail – Minimum of three consecutive days or 3-day driver intervention program;
\n\u2022 Fine – Minimum $200 and not more than $1,000;
\n\u2022 Court License Suspension – 6 months to 3 years.
\n________________________________________
\n2nd Offense
\n\u2022 ALS for one year for a prohibited BAC;
\n\u2022 ALS for test refusal = two year license suspension;
\n\u2022 Jail – Minimum of 10 consecutive days or five days jail + minimum 18 consecutive days of electronically monitored house arrest combined, not to exceed 6 months;
\n\u2022 Fine – Minimum $300 and not more than $1,500;
\n\u2022 Discretionary driver’s intervention program;
\n\u2022 Vehicle immobilization and plates impounded for 90 days;
\n\u2022 Court License Suspension – 1 year to 5 years.
\n________________________________________
\n3rd Offense
\n\u2022 ALS for two years for a prohibited BAC;
\n\u2022 ALS for test refusal = three year license suspension;
\n\u2022 Jail – Minimum 30 consecutive days to one year;
\n\u2022 Alternative sentence – 15 days or Jail + minimum 55 consecutive days of electronically monitored house arrest combined, maximum of one year;
\n\u2022 Fine – Minimum $500 and not more than $2,500;
\n\u2022 Mandatory attendance in an alcohol treatment program paid for by offender;
\n\u2022 Vehicle immobilization and plates impounded for 180 days;
\n\u2022 Court License Suspension – 1 year to 10 years.
\n________________________________________
\n4th or More Offense or Motor Vehicle Related Felony
\n\u2022 ALS for three years for a prohibited BAC;
\n\u2022 ALS for test refusal = five years license suspension;
\n\u2022 Jail – Minimum of 60 consecutive days and up to one year in jail;
\n\u2022 Fine – Minimum $750 and not more than $10,000;
\n\u2022 Mandatory drug\/alcohol treatment program paid for by offender;
\n\u2022 Vehicle Forfeiture – Mandatory criminal forfeiture of vehicle operated by offender, imposed by court;
\n\u2022 Court License Suspension – 3 years to Permanent Revocation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,21],"tags":[174,226,231,234,425,428],"class_list":["post-1724","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-criminal-law","category-ovi-criminal-law","tag-dayton-ohio","tag-driving-under-the-influence","tag-dui","tag-dwi","tag-operating-vehicle-while-intoxicated","tag-ovi"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/henryclarke.co\/law-office\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1724","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/henryclarke.co\/law-office\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/henryclarke.co\/law-office\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/henryclarke.co\/law-office\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/henryclarke.co\/law-office\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1724"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/henryclarke.co\/law-office\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1724\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/henryclarke.co\/law-office\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1724"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/henryclarke.co\/law-office\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1724"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/henryclarke.co\/law-office\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1724"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}