Prior Convictions
If this is your second or subsequent San Jose DUI offense then you could face serious consequences including mandatory jail sentencing, a year or longer in suspended driving privileges, an 18 month alcohol program and thousands of dollars worth of fines. There is a ten year washout period, meaning that if your prior DUI was more than ten years prior to the subsequent San Jose DUI offense then the subsequent offense will likely be charged as a first offense. Most people believe that it is only a seven year washout period but a new law went into effect in California changing the amount of time allowed between convictions.
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