DUI Penalties | El Dorado County DUI Defense Law Firm

	Wet Reckless	1st Offense	2nd Offense	3rd Offense
Jail	5 to 90 days	48 hrs to 6 months	96 hrs to 1 yr Mandatory 4 days in jail	120 days to 1 yr Mandatory 6 days in jail
DUI Program	None to 6 Weeks	3/6/9 month	18 months	18 months
Fines	up to $1000	$390 to $1000	$390 to $1000	$390 to $1000
Ignition Interlock Device	No	Up to 3 yrs	Up to 3 yrs	Up to 3 yrs
Car Impound	No	Up to 6 months	1-30 days for DUI in 5 yrs	1-90 days for DUI in 5 yrs
License Suspension	No	6 month, 10m if 0.20%+	2 year Suspension	3 to 10 year Revocation Designated Habitual Traffic Offender
Restricted License	N/A	Eligible for Restricted License	May Be Eligible for Restricted License	May Be Eligible for Restricted License
Enhancements	Wet 2nd 9m DUI Class	Under 14 in Car – 48 hrs Refusal – 96 hrs	Under 14 in Car – 10d Refusal – 96 hrs	Under 14 in Car – 30d Refusal – 10 days
Degree	Misdemeanor	Misdemeanor	Misdemeanor	Misdemeanor
Probation	0 to 1 year	3 to 5 year Can be formal or informal	3 to 5 year Can be formal or informal	3 to 5 year Can be formal or informal
Points	2 points	2 points	2 points	2points
Priorable	Yes	10 years offense date to offense date	10 years offense date to offense date	10 years offense date to offense date
Good Driver Discount	N/A	Lost for 10 years	Lost for 10 years	Lost for 10 years
Immigration Consequences	Better than DUI	Yes, for Student/Work visas, DACA, DAPA	Yes, for Student/Work visas, DACA, DAPA	Yes, for Student/Work visas, DACA, DAPA
Pilots	Better than DUI	Mandatory Reporting Requirement	Mandatory Reporting Requirement	Mandatory Reporting Requirement
Professional Licenses	Usually, No Consequences	May be reportable offense check with licensing board	May be reportable offense check with licensing board	May be reportable offense check with licensing board
Expungement	Yes	Eligible for expungement after probation is completed	Eligible for expungement after probation is completed	Eligible for expungement after probation is completed

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