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Illinois DUI

Monday, March 15, 2010 by Steven W. Perbix

You can be arrested for an Illinois DUI if your blood-alcohol concentration (BAC) is 0.08% or higher. However, if you are driving with a BAC between 0.05 and 0.08, you may still be cited for a DUI in Illinois if your behavior suggests you are impaired. This is at the discretion of the officer citing you.

Unlike being cited for driving with a BAC of 0.08 or above, BACs between 0.05 and 0.08 do not trigger the Statutory Summary Suspension; the penalties are instead entirely based on the outcome of the court case.

The State of Illinois imposes substantial financial and other penalties on drivers who are convicted of driving drunk. Because the outcomes are so severe, many people accused of drunk driving consult with and hire an Illinois DUI attorney.

Illinois estimates that the minimum cost of a first DUI conviction is over $14,000. The money goes to bail, bond, attorney fees, fines, court-ordered assessments, remedial education or treatment programs, and insurance premiums sometimes up to triple what they were before.

Many of Steve Perbix’s clients have had their DUI and Drunk Driving cases dismissed without fines or counseling. Contact our DUI attorney in Illinois to help you determine your possible outcome.

Posted at 17:10 PM
Topic: DUI/DWI
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