Q: If someone has outstanding violations they are paying on in different counties and get arrested for dui what happens?
A: There are two basic possibilities. First: You may have a suspended jail sentence hanging over your head from those old cases. A DUI conviction could cause that suspended jail sentence to come crashing down on your head...IN ADDITION to whatever happens to you on the DUI case. Second: If you only have fines in the older cases then the DUI isn't going to hurt you badly in those cases. In this circumstance, here's what you have to worry about: The prosecutor in the DUI case is not going to look kindly on your driving record! Without more details, it impossible to give you a really good answer. Please take this answer as general guidance only. If you would like us to help you any further, you can go to my profile page and either call or email for a telephone consultation. There is no charge for an initial consultation of 30 minutes or less, and I don't bombard you with spam, etc.
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