When you are charged with a DUI, driving under the influence, you are being accused of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Although different jurisdictions handle a first DUI, generally speaking you can expect to be arrested and spend time in jail. Jail time can be short and a judge can release you once you have arranged bail and you have sobered up. DUI bail bonds in St. Paul MN are a guarantee to the court that you will return at a later date to face the courts which will penalties which can include the loss of your driving privileges and fines.
There are variances in DUI laws depending on the jurisdiction but you can expect to be placed in handcuffs and taken to jail. Once you have been arrested the arresting officer may ask you to subject yourself to a breathalyzer test or a blood test which confirms the level of alcohol in your blood. It is failure to pass these tests that result in incarceration. You can refuse the breath test but the police will still take you to jail where a urine test will be carried out. If the arresting officer suspects that you are driving while under the influence of a substance that cannot be detected with a standard breath test you will be subjected to a drug test.
Anyone who is found guilty of driving under the influence will be penalized however the penalties imposed for a first offense are likely to be less than a multiple offender. No doubt you will be placed in a jail cell regardless of whether you admit that you were driving under the influence or not. Bail bonds in St. Paul MN can be posted but depending on the court there may be a waiting period before you can post bail. Regardless, you will no doubt be kept in jail until your alcohol level is below the legal limit or you are no longer influenced by drugs.
As a first offender normally you can expect to be released once you have arranged DUI bail bonds in St. Paul MN, you will be given a date and time to appear in court for sentencing. For a first offense you can expect to be fined and placed on probation but you may also be stripped of your driver’s license for perhaps six months. You may also be instructed by the court to attend DUI school which is intended to educate offenders about the dangers that are posed when driving under the influence.
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