{"id":437,"date":"2023-01-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-01T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/baronedefensefirm.lawblogger.net\/blog\/michigan-dui-owi-and-staying-out-of-jail\/"},"modified":"2025-01-08T14:39:13","modified_gmt":"2025-01-08T18:39:13","slug":"michigan-dui-owi-and-staying-out-of-jail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.baronedefensefirm.com\/blog\/michigan-dui-owi-and-staying-out-of-jail\/","title":{"rendered":"Michigan DUI\/OWI – How to Stay Out of Jail"},"content":{"rendered":"

Even a person convicted of a first offense DUI\/OWI in Michigan with no prior record faces the possibility of up to 93 days in jail, and judges in some courts are well known for putting first-time offenders<\/a> in jail.\u00a0 Also, repeat drunk drivers may face up to five years in prison for felony drunk driving, and where a death or serious injury occurs, the offender may be looking at 15 years or more behind bars.\u00a0 Even second DUI offenders face a minimum mandatory 5-day jail sentence, while felony drunk drivers are looking at a minimum of 30 days to a year.<\/p>\n

You Can End Up in Jail Even Before Your Michigan OUI Case Begins<\/h2>\n

DUI Michigan<\/a> convictions aren\u2019t the only reason people may face jail time. Before the case even gets underway, and while you are still presumed innocent, some courts set extremely high cash bonds that are simply out of reach for many offenders. If the bond is too high, then you stay in jail until the bond is posted. Also, in addition to the money posted, you will be ordered to comply with certain bond conditions.<\/p>\n

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Even a person convicted of a first offense DUI\/OWI in Michigan with no prior record faces the possibility of up to 93 days in jail, and judges in some courts are well known for putting first-time offenders in jail.\u00a0 Also, repeat drunk drivers may face up to five years in prison for felony drunk driving, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25,22,27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-437","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-dui","category-dui-penalties","category-owi"],"yoast_head":"\nMichigan DUI\/OWI - How to Stay Out of Jail<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"You can get arrested for DUI and not get out of jail for days if a Michigan judge denies bail. 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