Repeat Offender DUI/Drunk Driving Charges
Denver Lawyers With the Experience to Provide Your Best-Possible Defense
People facing drunk driving charges and repeat DUI charges naturally are concerned with one important question — what will happen now?
In Colorado, legal consequences of a DUI conviction carry a real bite. For instance:
- A first-time conviction carries a nine-month driver's license suspension.
- A repeat DUI conviction brings a one-year license revocation with no option for early reinstatement, along with jail time or home detention.
- A refusal to take a blood or breath test upon being pulled over brings a one-year license suspension. A second and third refusal each adds an additional year of license suspension.
- Commercial driver's licenses (CDLs) are regulated by both Colorado and federal law, which typically bars an early lifting of license suspension. Also, a second DUI can result in a lifetime loss of right to hold a CDL.
The consequences of your repeat DUI arrest will depend on how your case is handled afterward. How high was your blood alcohol content, and can the number be questioned? What is the minimum jail time for a conviction and can the judge be persuaded to allow for home detention instead? Will you need an interlock device — i.e. "blow clean" tube — installed on your car and, if so, for how long?
The attorneys of the law firm of Shazam Kianpour & Associates, P.C. have handled thousands of drunk driving cases, including numerous cases involving multiple DUI offenses. We have a long track record of working successfully to have penalties reduced, cases dismissed and not-guilty jury verdicts delivered in court.
See also our page on habitual traffic offender charges, which can also be serious.
Contact Shazam Kianpour & Associates, P.C.
If you face criminal charges in the Denver area, contact Shazam Kianpour & Associates, P.C. We offer free initial consultations, answer phones 24 hours a day and offer same-day appointments and immediate jail visits. We also charge affordable rates, offer payment plans and accept credit cards. To contact us, call 303-825-1075.
