DUI conviction consequences In Charleston and elsewhere in the state
The consequences of a DUI conviction are under appreciated. While each case outcome turns on the facts and circumstances of the case, the jurisdiction in which it is made, and unexpected consequences during the preparation of a case for trial, getting convicted of DUI is not simply being convicted of a traffic ticket. Read on...
- a conviction for DUI yields a criminal record, for life. It cannot be expunged.
-suspension of your driver's license for 6 months or longer depending upon whether you have prior DUI convictions,
-the requirement that you register for and complete the ADSAP program.
-that to drive during the six month period of suspension, (longer suspension periods do not qualify for this), you must register for ADSAP, secure SR-22, assigned risk, insurance, allowing you to be issued a provisional license during the period of the six month suspension. After six months, you can have your regular license back, but you must continue SR-22 insurance coverage for an additional two and a half years and take the written and road test again.
-if, as a result of your arrest, your license was suspended administratively, for refusal to submit a breath or blood sample, or if your breath test reading was .15 or above, this suspension runs consecutively to any suspensions for a conviction for DUI such as discussed in the preceding paragraph.
-ancillary complications or negative consequences arise as well. Applications for life, health and other insurance policies may require information about any convictions for DUI. Employers, particularly where security clearances are required, seek information regarding DUI convictions. Here in the “age of information as a commodity”, an application for credit may very well ask about DUI convictions.
