First Offense DUI Penalties in Massachusetts

Arrested for a First Offense DUI in Massachusetts? We Can Help.

The potential penalties for a First Offense DUI in Massachusetts are a fine ranging from $500 to $5,000 and/or a period of incarceration up to 2 ½ years in the House of Correction. Upon a conviction for a First Offense DUI, the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles will suspend your license up to one-year.

Hire an Attorney Familiar With Massachusetts DUI Laws

With the assistance of Attorneys James G. DeGiacomo and Sergey Mikhlin as your criminal defense lawyer, your exposure may be limited to a one-year period of administrative probation during which you would attend a sixteen-week Alcohol Education Program. Under this disposition, your license would be suspended for only 45 Days rather than the full year period.

Under this so-called 24D disposition, you would be eligible for a HARDSHIP LICENSE three days after your case is resolved. Provided that the probation and program are successfully completed, your case will be dismissed at the end of that one-year period.

Were you charged with a first offense DUI? Contact the Massachusetts DUI lawyers at DeGiacomo & Mikhlin, P.C. online or call (617) 941-3666 for a free initial consultation.

How Long Will My License Be Suspended If I Refuse a Chemical Test?

The license suspension for a refusal to submit to a Breathalyzer test when you’re suspected of a First Offense DUI is a period of 180 days. You will not be eligible for a hardship license during this suspension prior to the resolution of your case.

What Are My Options?

To fight your case, we begin with a challenge to your refusal suspension with a Chemical Test Refusal Appeal. The first step of this process is a hearing at the Registry of Motor Vehicles in Boston.

At this hearing Attorneys James G. DeGiacomo and Sergey Mikhlinwould:

• Challenge the officer’s belief that you were impaired by alcohol
• The manner of your arrest
• Or the nature of your alleged refusal