DUI Attorneys in Cumberland County

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If you have recently been charged for drinking while driving, you are most likely feeling extremely confused and stressed, whether this is your first arrest or not. This feeling of anxiety is highly warranted if you do not have capable DUI lawyers in Cumberland County nor Harrisburg by your side. In the state of Pennsylvania, law enforcement officials have been increasingly clamping down on DUI offenders, even for their first time.

In order to set an example for other drivers, convictions for driving under the influence have become especially harsh, and the resulting consequences are severe and long-lasting. You could face fines costing you thousands of dollars, on top of losing your driver’s license, and could even be forced to serve time in jail. Contact your reliable team at the Law Offices of Patrick F. Lauer for advice you can count on in difficult times.

Contact us now at (717) 775-6110 to benefit from dedicated advocacy from our determined lawyers.

Penalties for General Impairment

As of 2004, the state of Pennsylvania created the law of Act 24. This altered the current laws for driving under the influence to correlate with federal laws across the country. Simultaneously, the blood alcohol content threshold, known as BAC, was set to be .08, which allowed Pennsylvania to keep benefitting from highway funds offered by the federal government. The result of this change was that drunk-driving offenses received harsher penalties.

If any person was found to have a BAC ranging from .08 to .099%, or even if their BAC was unable to be determined, they would have to suffer the following consequences:

• Serving probation for up to 6 months, rendering a fine of $300, and completing highway safety school, if you have had 0 prior DUI charges.
• Serving in jail for up to 6 months, rendering a fine up to $2500, losing your license for a year, and completing highway safety school, if you have had 1 prior DUI charge. You might also need to have an ignition interlock device installed in your vehicle for a year.
• Serving in jail for up to 2 years, rendering a fine up to $5,000, losing your license for a year, and completing highway safety school, if you have had at least 2 prior DUI charges. You will likely also be required to have an ignition interlock installed for a year, as well as receive treatment.