Convictions for DUI require that the court sentence a defendant to certain minimum mandatory sentences. These minimum mandatories are the lowest permissible sentence allowed by law. They do not allow discretion for the judge to go any lower absent a breakdown of the DUI charges to reckless driving. All DUIs for which there are convictions require the court to adjudicate a defendant guilty. This means that a conviction for DUI may never be sealed.

Penalties for DUI first offense require a minimum of the following:

• six months reporting probation;
• $250 fine;
• Six months driver's license suspension;
• Fifty hours of community service;
• Attend and complete Level I DUI school;
• Ten day immobilization of vehicle; and
• Court costs.

Maximum sentences include:

• A jail sentence of six months;
• A $500 fine;
• One year driver's license revocation;
• A longer period of vehicle immobilization;
• A longer period of community service hours; and
• Court costs.