If you are charged with a DUI you will end up subject to both administrative and criminal procedures. The DMV, which is administrative, will enforce penalties on you and your ability to drive.  Likewise, the City of Las Vegas  will criminally charge you for the DUI.  As a Las Vegas DUI Lawyer I can help answer any questions you may have.

Administrative Actions:
The DMV will suspend your license upon your arrest for DUI. To get your license back after both the suspension as well as the court-imposed suspension have elapsed, you will be forced to complete the following with the DMV:
* Pay a $65 license reinstatement penalty.
* Pay a $35 Victims Compensation Penalty.
* Pay a $21.75  license application fee.
* Retake the eyesight and written tests, and perhaps the driving test.
* Have your insurance carrier file an SR-22 certificate with the DMV for three years.
The aforementioned fees and penalties deal a first Las Vegas DUI charge only.   The punishment will probably be more serious for those who have experienced prior DUI’s.

Criminal
Listed below are the actual criminal penalties for a Las Vegas DUI. This list relates to drivers that are over the age of 21 and who dont hold a commercial drivers license. Penalties will probably be harsher with regard to drivers under 21 as well as for commercial drivers.

First conviction for DUI:

* Your current driver license is going to be revoked for three months. After 45 days, have past, you could possibly  get restricted drivers license.  The restricted license is only going to permit you to and from your job.

* End up being sentenced to jail for a minimum of a few days and potentially 6 months.  If you do not want to go to jail you can request 96 hours of community service.

* Be required to pay a fine of at least $400 and up to $1,000.

* Forced to go to a DUI school.  The typical price for tuition at a DUI school is around $150.

* A judge may order you to attend an alcohol-abuse treatment program.

The second conviction, of a DUI, within seven years:

*  Your license is going to be revoked for a year and you will not be able to geet a restricted license.

* Be sentenced to Jail or home arrest not less than 10 days and up to six months.

* You are going to be fined a minimum of $750 and up to $1,000.

* You will have to do 100 to 200 hours of mandatory community service.

* Your car registration is going to be potentially suspended.

* You maybe under court order be forced to attend an approved substance-abuse treatment program or be required to undergo clinical supervision for approximately 12 months.

Three or more conviction, for a DUI, inside a seven year period of time:

* Your current  license is going to be revoked for three years.  However, under particular conditions, you might be eligible to a restricted  license.

* Sentenced to jail not less than 12 months and up to six-years in jail.

* You’ll be fined by court for around $2,000 plus your fine could get as much as $5,000.

* Your vehicle registration will possiblybe suspended.

If Your DUI leads to a death or serious injury you will be subject to the following penalties.  (Note, these penalties are even for the first time offender.)

* Your current license is going to be revoked for 3 years

* You’ll be sentenced to prison for for at least two years and up to 20 years.

* You are going to be fined not less than $2,000 and might potentially be fined up to a $5,000.

Additionally, should you be arrested for a DUI,  you will spend some time at the police station and at the court. It is wise to have a Las Vegas DUI lawyer by your side at your inital hearing  Without a doubt, . If you opt to fight the charges, you’ll have your best possibility of succeeding if you decide to  hire a Las Vegas DUI Lawyer.