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The potential consequences or penalties of a DUI charge range depending on the individual circumstances of your specific case. Is this a first time DUI charge? a second or third subsequent one?

Most people who face this issue do not really learn this information indirectly. Most people do not know there is a warrant for their arrest until they are making a run to the store and a police officer pulls them over, runs their plates, and informs them of the warrant for their arrest.

Regardless of whether or not an individual is buying or selling their home, there is a litany of things that they need to be concerned with. They have to be concerned with finding the right real estate agent or realtor in order to help them with the transaction, review the title of potential homes that they may be buying, review the title their own home, or to review the plat of survey showing the property layout to see whether or not there are any kind of easements or encumbrances on the property in question.

For first time offenders, and even for second or third time offenders, the first advice I offer is to relax. Often people have done their own research online for potential penalties for a DUI conviction, and that it is a Class A misdemeanor and they can spend up to 364 days in the Cook County Department of Corrections; and a fine of up to $2,500.00 dollars or any combination of the two.

For buyers of real estate, I would absolutely advise them to take a couple of steps. The first is obviously financial.

In the state of Illinois, Driving Under the Influence (DUI) law is explained in 625 ILCs 5/11-501. It states that it is illegal for an individual to drive or be in actual physical control of a motor vehicle while under the influence of an intoxicating substance.

My advice to people who ask this is, “Don’t be a hero.” Many individuals, undoubtedly filled with a certain level of hubris, believe that they can beat the field sobriety tests.

Whenever you are issued a speeding ticket or any sort of traffic violation in the state of Illinois, the police officer will present with you a copy of ticket. On the ticket, it should indicate whether or not your court appearance is required.

Today, we’re going to be going over statutory summary suspension in Illinois. This law is triggered in situations in which an individual is charged with DUI, specifically in two key situations: