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Any conviction for driving under the influence carries the potential for imprisonment. A driving under the influence first conviction carries a sentence of no more than 30 days; however, no minimum imprisonment is required. On the other hand a conviction for a second offense carries a much longer sentence and requires minimum period of imprisonment. As set forth above, a second offense requires a minimum imprisonment of five days. For driving under the influence third offense, one must serve a minimum of sixty days and no more than 3 years imprisonment. Again, the higher the breath alcohol reading, the more the fine.

Most car wreck cases are settle without a lawsuit being filed. There are a variety of factors that will determine what is best for you. However, the decision to file a lawsuit or to settle remains with you, guided by our advice. In those cases in which a lawsuit is filed, the vast majority are settled before trial. Only a very small percentage of cases actually require a trial.

You may decline the breath test once it is offered to you by the arresting officer. A declination of the breath test will result in what is described as an administrative suspension of your license for a period of six months. You may appeal this suspension without regard to your driving under the influence charge. In other words the administrative suspension would be appealed in a different manner and heard by a hearing officer, not a jury and the issue of whether you were impaired or not does not affect the administrative hearing. The administrative hearing officer would only hear relevant testimony concerning whether there was probable cause for your arrest, whether the breathalyzer or the data master machine (the machine that measures your breath alcohol) was working properly, whether you were offered the data master and whether the officer was competent to administer the test. It is important to note that once you refuse the data master, you have thirty days within which to request a hearing to review the administrative suspension of your license due to failure to take the datamaster test.