Arizona DUI Penalties - A trend towards more jail time

While the words "expect the max" do not yet ring true in every DUI cases, there is an alarming trend towards more jail time, and less electronic home detention.

As an example, in Arizona DUI cases, it has now become accepted and normal that a first time DUI conviction requires a 45 day jail stay. This is for cases where the alcohol level is .20 or higher. At the end of 2008, AZ will require 30 days in jail for a first offense .150 or higher drunk driving conviction.

Based on the anti-DWI political climate, there appears little can be done to push back the legislative flow towards stiffer DUI penalties.

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