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THE NEW ARIZONA DUI LAWS ARE HERE!

By Lawrence Koplow

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It's true - Arizona has reduced the penalties for DUI convictions. Here are some of the highlights: The interlock requirement has been reduced from 12 months to 6 months (for first time non-extreme DUI.) The mandatory jail requirements have been modified / reduced. There is a lot of legalese with this particular change. I will do a detailed post on the specifics soon. However, you should know the judges now have more discretion to reduced jail time for both extreme and non-extreme DUI convictions. Home detention (an electronic ankle bracelet) will now be available in justice courts and the judges now have some more latitude to utilize these ankle bracelets instead of long jail sentences; Certain driver's license suspensions now allow for restricted driving permits that previously did not; There are a lot more changes in the new law...continue to full post

Full post as published by Arizona DUI Defense Blog on May 08, 2011 (boomark / email).