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Have you been charged with drunk driving in Massachusetts? If so, don’t risk your future, your job or your family by being convicted of an OUI in Massachusetts. Contact a Massachusetts drunk driving attorney to assist with your drunk driving defense in Massachusetts.  The financial costs of a Massachusetts drunk driving conviction is just the start of your headaches if you take a drunk driving charge in Massachusetts lightly.  You can contact a SRIS, P.C. Massachusetts drunk driving lawyer by calling us toll free or via our fast online form.

The following are some of the penalties of a Massachusetts OUI conviction for a first time offense and also for subsequent charges of an OUI in Massachusetts:

FIRST OFFENSE OUI IN MASSACHUSETTS

• Incarceration: Not more than 2-1/2 years House of Correction, probation up to 2-1/2 years.
• Fine: $500.00-$5,000.00 plus court and probation supervision costs and program fees.
• License suspended for 1 year; Hardship license for work/education purposes may be considered in 3 months, general hardship in 6 months.

Alternative disposition
1. Probation with mandatory participation in alcohol-drug education program paid for by defendant.
2. License suspended for 45 to 90 days (210 days for drivers under age 21).
3. Eligible for Hardship license after three business days, assuming you have completed intake alcohol-drug education program.

SECOND OFFENSE OUI IN MASSACHUSETTS

• Incarceration: Not less than 60 days (30 day mandatory), not more then 2-1/2 years.
• Fine: $600.00-$10,000.00 plus court costs and probation supervision costs and program fees.
• License suspended for 2 years, work/education hardship considered in 6 months, general hardship in 1 year.

Alternative disposition
1. 2 years probation.
2. 14 day confined inpatient treatment program paid for by the defendant.
3. License suspended for two years, work/education hardship considered in 6 months, general hardship in 1 year.

THIRD OFFENSE OUI IN MASSACHUSETTS

• Incarceration: Not less than 180 days (150 day mandatory) out of district court, not more than 5 years State Prison.
• Fine: $1,000.00-$15,000.00 plus court costs and probation supervision costs and program fees.
• License suspended for 8 years, work/education hardship considered in 2 years, general hardship in 4 years.

FOURTH OFFENSE OUI IN MASSACHUSETTS

• Incarceration: Not less than 2 years (1 year Minimum Mandatory) out of district court, not more than 5 years.
• Fine: $1,500.00-$25,000.00 plus court costs and probation supervision costs and program fees.
• License suspended for 10 years, work/education hardship considered in 5 years, general hardship in 8 years.

FIFTH OFFENSE OUI IN MASSACHUSETTS

• Incarceration: Not less than 2-1/2 years (24 mos. Minimum Mandatory) out of district court, not more than 5 years.
• Fine: $2,000.00-$50,000.00 plus court costs and probation supervision costs and program fees.
• License loss for life, no possibility of reinstatement or hardship license.

LICENSE REINSTATEMENT FEES

• First Offense – $500.00
• Second Offense – $700.00
• Third Offense – $1,200.00
• Refusal/Failure to take Breathalyzer – $100.00