Nevada DUI Aggravating Circumstances

Nevada DUI Aggravating Circumstances

Regardless if you are convicted of first, second, third or subsequent offense in violation of Nevada DUI laws, your sentence would still vary based on other complaints thrown at you by the prosecutor. District Attorneys may still charge you with violations that may further implicate you in other related crimes. So instead of simply getting a misdemeanor verdict, your crime might still reach a felony level depending on how serious the complaints are.

One circumstance that can aggravate a Nevada DUI case is drug offense. Under Nevada DUI laws, if in any case, the defendants being charged with driving under the influence of alcohol is also detected to be positive under the influence of an illegal drug, the “Per Se” clause of the state of Nevada shall be invoked, thus, giving you a verdict of felony. The only way to rebut this claim is to provide a prescription of the illegal substance that has been found in your body.

Driving with a suspended license can also implicate more charges on you, therefore, aggravating your misdemeanor case to an administrative one. Once proven guilty as charged, you shall serve an additional 30-day jail time including another $1,000 fine. Worse of all, your license shall be revoked for another year and you would no longer have the opportunity to ask for a restricted license so that you can drive to and fro work.

If the DUI case involves an accident causing death or injury, Nevada DUI laws also specifies a felony case against the offender regardless if it is your first offense. Once convicted, you shall be sentenced with two to twenty years of jail time and a fine of $2,000 to $5,000.