Orange County DUI Queen, Virginia L. Landry speaks about DUI under the age of 21. The prosecutors are more harsh in their penalties on those under 21 charged with a DUI.
If you are under twenty one and in
Orange County, you have been stopped for driving under the influence, the prosecutors here want more punishment just because of your age. If you are convicted, not only do you have to face the same type of administrative action that many adults do but there are additional alcohol education requirements and programs for you to attend in order to have your license reinstated. In certain circumstances we can win your DMV hearing because there are different rules that apply to the under twenty one driver as opposed to an adult driver, but the risk is more crucial to you, because as an under twenty one driver, you run the risk on a first offense of losing your license for one full year. An adult on a first offense could lose their license for four months, decreased to thirty days if they attend an alcohol education program and then have a restricted license after that, but as an under twenty one driver, they are more harsh and you lose your license and you lose your license for a year if you don't win that case. Please call us right away in helping you keep your license.