is DUI in PA a bailable offense?
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is DUI in PA a bailable offense?
if sentenced and convicted of a DUI in Pennsylvania, can I get arround serving jail time if I post bail?
Asked on June 24, 2009 under Criminal Law, Pennsylvania
Answers:
B. B., Member, New Jersey Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 15 years ago | Contributor
Bail isn't a substitute for jail time to be served on a sentence for any offense. Bail is to be released from jail after you're arrested but before your trial.
I'm not a Pennsylvania attorney, but almost every state now has a minimum mandatory jail term for DUI, at the very least for a second offense. Sending you to jail or not sending you to jail isn't up to the judge; if you're convicted, you're going to jail, and the only question is for how long.
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