time DUI conviction may result in a jail sentence from 24 hours to as much as 12 months. If your blood alcohol concentration (BAC) is shown to be above 0.08% at the time of the arrest, the law requires a minimum sentence of 24 hours.
A DUI in Georgia comes with significant consequences including jail time, heavy fines, counseling, license suspension, and more. Further, DUI's can treated as either a misdemeanor or a felony offense. If characterized as a felony, it could make it difficult obtain employment, housing, or credit.
One is known as the driving under the influence (DUI) per se rule and it applies in cases where a driver's test results reveal that he or she has a blood alcohol concentration of . 08 grams or more within three hours of stopping the vehicle.
Drunk driving suspects can expect to spend at least two hours answering questions, being fingerprinted and photographed, and submitting to chemical testing of the driver's blood alcohol content (BAC). A driver could spend a few hours before they are released, or it may take up to a few days.
Generally, immediately after your arrest for DUI in Georgia, the arresting officer and the Georgia Department of Driver Services will start the civil administrative license suspension process.