{"id":441,"date":"2018-07-18T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-07-18T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/baronedefensefirm.lawblogger.net\/blog\/criminal-and-driver-license-enhancement-in-second-offense-drunk-driving-cases\/"},"modified":"2025-01-08T14:39:32","modified_gmt":"2025-01-08T18:39:32","slug":"criminal-and-driver-license-enhancement-in-second-offense-drunk-driving-cases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.baronedefensefirm.com\/blog\/criminal-and-driver-license-enhancement-in-second-offense-drunk-driving-cases\/","title":{"rendered":"Criminal and Driver License Enhancement in Second Offense Drunk Driving Cases"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you have been charged with a second offense drunk driving case in Michigan, then you are probably wondering about how severely you will be punished.\u00a0 The type of punishment will be based on both criminal enhancement and driver license enhancement.\u00a0 Before discussing these differences, the first thing to know is about the two is that the judge will decide your punishment whereas the Michigan Secretary of State will decide your driver license sanction.<\/p>\n<p>With that in mind, let\u2019s first look at criminal enhancement.\u00a0 The Michigan look-back period for second offense drunk driving is 7-years.\u00a0 This means that a new DUI arrest occurring within 7- years after a prior DUI will be considered a second offense drunk driving.\u00a0 The look-back period for criminal enhancement runs from date of conviction to date of arrest.<\/p>\n<p>In this context enhanced means, the statute provides for the possibility of more jail time. \u00a0For example, for a first offense DUI the maximum jail time is 93 days with no minimum period of incarceration.\u00a0 However, in the case of a second offense drunk driving, Michigan Compiled Laws \u00a7 257.625 provides as follows:<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a 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