When Does a DUI Carry Mandatory Jail Time in Illinois? Attorney Joshua Boardman from Combs Waterkotte discusses everything you need to know about Illinois DUI criminal charges, including first-time DUI, second DUI, Illinois DUI laws, DUI defense strategies, CDL DUI charges, and more.
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Interview Transcript
Scott Michael Dunn: When does a DUI carry mandatory jail time in Illinois?
Joshua Boardman: Whenever you start getting to your second, third, fourth DUIs. Repeat offenses, the penalties increase each time. So, a second-time DUI is still a misdemeanor, but there’s a 5-day mandatory term of jail time unless you’re able to successfully argue for community service. Obviously, the more you get, then it goes into a felony perspective and the requirements become much more tedious.
