Kentucky DUI DWI 2nd Second Offense 

Second 2nd offense Kentucky DUI Cases are punished as follows:

Lookback period is now 5 years from date of arrest to date of first offense or prior arrest!

• Fine: $350-$500 (plus statutory service fee of $200.00 and other miscellaneous costs.)   Total of about 500.0 more than the fine alone is added as service fees and required counseling.   Expect huge increases in insurance costs from 12,00 to 48,00 dollars more than no convictions (the extra 200 to 800 per month for insurance adds up over then next five years as you drive).  
• Jail: seven days to six months. A fine and jail time are imposed for all second offenses within five years. At least 48 hours of the sentence must be served consecutively.
• Community Service: Not less than ten (10) days or more than six (6) months of Community Service is optional in all cases.
• Alcohol and Drug Assessment and Treatment: One year.
• License Suspension: 12 months to 18 months. The District Judge may grant a hardship license after 12 months.

  Aggravating Factors

  After October 1, 2000, Kentucky DUI law establishes a list of six aggravating factors, which, double the mandatory minimum jail sentence.

  The aggravating factors are:

  1. Operating a motor vehicle in excess of thirty (30) miles per hour above the speed limit;
  2. Operating a motor vehicle in the wrong direction on a limited access highway;
  3. Operating a motor vehicle that causes an accident resulting in death or serious physical injury;
  4. Operating a motor vehicle while the alcohol concentration in the operator's blood or breath is 0.18 or more as measured by a test or tests of a sample of the operator's blood or breath taken within two (2) hours of cessation of operation of the motor vehicle;
  5. Refusing to submit to any test of one's blood, breath or urine requested by an officer having reasonable grounds to believe the person was operating or in physical control of a motor vehicle in violation of the DUI laws;
  6. Operating a motor vehicle that is transporting a passenger under the age of twelve (12) years old.

Only a "not guilty" verdict or other non-DUI disposition of the case will prevent theseconsequences.  This puts a premium on winning your DUI case, or obtaining a non-DUI disposition.

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