Will I face jail time ifIdrive with no license while on probation for a DUI?
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Will I face jail time ifIdrive with no license while on probation for a DUI?
I was convicted of a DUI 16 months ago and sentenced to 2 years probation, 365 days in jail with 363 days held. My probation requires I do not operate a vehicle without an interlock device and license, which I have neither. Today I needed to drive for work and was pulled over for going 35 mph in a 25. Should I contact my POand explain what happened or wait for him to find out from monitoring my record since this is a different district?
Asked on December 21, 2011 under Criminal Law, Washington
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Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
If you were pulled over by law enforcement and cited for speeding while you were on probation where you could not operate a vehicle without an interlock device or license and you were in violation of your order of probation, there is a good chance that you might be facing a second criminal matter for violation of your probation resulting from the speeding ticket.
I suggest that you first contact a criminal defense attorney about what happened and rely upon his or her advice as to how to deal with what might come down the road for you. Possibly the officer that cited you made no reference to you about not having an interlock device on the vehicle you were driving nor cited you for not having a license. If not, then you may have ducked a possible bad situation.
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