From the upcoming book, "The DUI Handbook for the Accused, 2d Ed."
DUI Sentencing
If you are convicted for DUI, whether after a guilty plea or a jury verdict, the appropriate legal punishment is determined at the sentencing stage. A number of different kinds of punishment may be imposed on a person convicted of DUI, including:
•Payment of fines and costs (statutory and probation costs)
•Jail
•Probation
•Suspended sentence (for 5 years)
•Suspension of driver's license
•Community service
•Drug/alcohol evaluation and treatment or alcohol/drug information school (ADIS)
•DUI Victim's Panel
•Ignition Interlock Device (may be mandatory)
Sentencing usually takes place almost immediately after a DUI conviction, with the sentencing judge receiving input from the prosecutor and the defense. In some instances a judge may give you a new court date for sentencing. There are some judges that demand that you complete an alcohol evaluation prior to the imposition of sentence (another good reason to obtain the evaluation early).
For sentencing purposes a judge may consider the following:
•Your criminal history and any prior convictions for DUI
•Level of intoxication and your behavior
•Impact of the DUI on any victims (i.e. whether injuries or passengers)
•Your personal, economic, and social circumstances
•Your regret or remorse that you express
•The agreement between you and the prosecuting attorney
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