THE DUI MAZE
What Happens if You Get Multiple DUIs?
I t's important to know that should individuals be second DUI comes with a minimum jail time of is 96 hours — but it can escalate to a maximum of one year, depending on the circumstances. If someone is convicted of a third DUI, the mandatory minimum jail time is 120 days. If somebody gets a fourth DUI, that is typically filed as a felony and the person will be looking at state prison time rather than county jail. With multiple offenses, there is also a license suspension. This is longer than if it was a first-time offense. If somebody gets a typical second DUI, they may lose the license with a hard suspension for 90 days, which can go up to a year depending on the circumstances. If somebody is on probation and gets a second DUI, there is a hard suspension of one year. There isn’t even an ignition interlock option. charged with an increasing number of DUI, the potential punishments escalate in severity. For instance, a first-time DUI does not include mandatory jail time. However, a second-time DUI does. Additionally, the
On a third offense, the hard suspension lasts six months. These time periods constantly change depending on different laws and different programs that may be put into effect. Of
course, the more DUI convictions and the
closer together that the convictions are, the more likely a prosecutor and a judge are going to be looking for significant jail time. If someone got a second DUI, the maximum would be one year if they were on probation for the first when they received the second. Their exposure or amount of time that they would be looking at would be one year on the second plus the probation violation up to six months on a first-time DUI. If they were on probation for a second and got a third, their exposure will be two years, and a judge could sentence somebody to that time. This can be confusing, but this is something people must deal with when they face multiple DUIs.
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Cinnamon-Spiced Candied Sweet Potatoes
These candied sweet potatoes will make your family beg for more!
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Ingredients
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• 4 lbs orange-fleshed sweet potatoes, peeled and cut crosswise into 2-inch pieces, then cut lengthwise into 1-inch wedges • 1 cup light brown sugar, packed
• 1 tbsp kosher salt • 1/4 tsp ground cloves
• 1/4 cup unsalted butter, cubed • 4 (2-inch) cinnamon sticks
Directions
1. Preheat oven to 350 F. 2. Place sweet potato wedges in a 4-quart baking dish. 3. Sprinkle sugar, salt, and cloves over sweet potatoes.
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4. Dot with butter and place cinnamon sticks around sweet potatoes. 5. Bake, turning every 15 minutes, until sweet potatoes are tender and the liquid is syrupy, about 1 hour and 15 minutes. 6. Remove from the oven and let stand for 10 minutes. 7. Discard cinnamon sticks and serve.
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