ARS 28-1382A1, more commonly known as the Arizona Extreme DUI, is the most severe DUI misdemeanor charge you can possibly face. It comes with extremely tough mandatory minimum DUI consequences and penalties. You can be charged with aN extreme DUI if you have a blood alcohol content level that is 0.15 or more, but less than 0.20.

According to the state’s Extreme DUI law, it is considered illegal to have a BAC reading of 0.15 or more, but less than 0.20 within two hours of driving. Additionally, you must have consumed the alcohol while or before you had the motor vehicle’s actual physical control.

Differences Between an Extreme and a Super Extreme
There are also 2 main differences:
The threshold for BAC concentration is lower for an Extreme DUI. The driver’s breath or blood test reading is 0.15 BAC or above, but below 0.20 BAC. The Super Extreme DUI is where the driver’s breath or blood test reading is 0.20 BAC or greater. A person charged with Super Extreme DUI is, typically, also charged with an Extreme DUI case.

Conviction for an Extreme DUI carries stiffer mandatory minimum consequences and penalties.

Maximum Penalties for an Extreme Conviction

As mentioned, an Extreme DUI carries stiffer penalties than the “regular”, non-extreme, DUI charges. These include:

Up to 180 days in jail
5-year probation period
Installation of an interlock device in your car for 12 months
Attendance in alcohol screening classes and counseling
Fines in excess of $3000
Jail costs
Community service
Attendance to Traffic Survival School, and 8 MVD points
Possibly of an SR-22 insurance coverage for as long as 3 years

A competent and skilled DUI defense lawyer like Robert A. Dodell can come up with the best possible defense for your Extreme DUI case.

Your lawyer should examine all facts of the case, as well as the charged counts, alcohol testing methods used, underlying investigation, and your criminal history to make sure that all your rights are protected. The lawyer should everything can affect your legal defense against the DUI charge.

In an Extreme DUI charge, and in all DUI charges for that matter, you must check if there are errors in the testing and investigation procedures, possible holes in the case of the state, and any constitutional violations that may have been committed during the arrest. Any of these can result in a dismissal of the charges against you.

The goal should be to get a complete dismissal. This is why your lawyer should look at and explore all aspects of the case. Depending on the merits of the case, the lawyer should determine if it would be in your best interest to go to trial. If not, then he should seek a plea agreement with the least possible penalties and charges.

Any DUI charge should be taken seriously because of its dire consequences; more so if it is a Extreme DUI that carries the harsh penalties. When facing a misdemeanor DUI, contact Robert A. Dodell, Attorney at Law right away.

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