DUI Probation Violations

DUI Probation Violations

After a person has been convicted of any type of DUI charge, whether it is a first offense or if it is a DUI manslaughter charge, there will be terms of DUI probation set up. The probation can start as soon as the fines are paid if there is no jail time for the person convicted. Or, probation will wait until after the person is released from jail if there is jail time involved. The DUI probation period is decided on by the judge and what it involves is dependent on the judge but also what the crime was.

What is a DUI Probation Violation

• One instance of a probation term is that a person will need to attend DUI school. This school can be once a week or once a month, depending on how often a judge orders a person to attend. The classes will be educational and combine a lot of aspects of driving and the dangers of education when you drink and drive excessively.  Classes are ordered for almost every DUI case, whether it is a first offense or a fourth offense. A person entering their fourth conviction will probably have to attend more classes with in-depth counseling since they will be deemed to have a drinking problem.

DUI Probation and AA

• Another term of probation can be made that the person has to attend AA classes in order to be on probation. The AA classes might be set, for example, the judge might say they have to have regular attendance for six months in order to meet the probation requirements. If classes aren’t attended regularly, without a valid excuse, then the probation can be deemed violated and the person can be arrested and sent back to jail for probation violation.

DUI Probation and Community Service

• More terms of DUI probation can include community service hours. The service hours might be required to be with a certain group or community function, as set forth by the judge. In some cases, people can buy out of some of their community service hours for a set fee per hour, such as $10. Therefore, if a person did not have time for 40 hours of community service, they could pay $400 and be free of having to perform the work. However, if they fail to pay the entire fee or do not show up for scheduled service time, it is a violation of probation and they can return to jail.

There may also be other terms set forth by the judge, such as restitution and fees to the victim, if there was property damage or bodily injured caused to another as a result of the DUI charge.  At any time if the judge reviews the case or the probation officer does not feel the person is making a valid attempt at meeting their probation requirements, they can be called back to court to face the judge. The judge can either send them back to jail or give them a warning to pick up the pace with meeting their DUi probation requirements, and if they do not, then they can be sent to jail again.