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In my next few blogs I discuss the legal, financial, and career implications of getting a Georgia DUI as a minor.

The basics: legal penalties of a DUI conviction as a minor in Georgia

Minors will be arrested for trace amounts of alcohol in their blood---not just .08% or more.


Legal punishments and consequences upon DUI conviction in Georgia:

  • Fines: $300.00 - $1,000.00
    • plus $100-500 in mandatory surcharges
    • plus $30-50 per month probation supervision fee
  • Jail: 24 hours minimum if blood alcohol content (BAC) is over 0.08 %. As of 1997, judges must sentence first offenders registering 0.08% or above to at least 24 hours in jail. This jail time is mandatory, and most judges will not permit "weekend-only reporting" or other alternatives. The mandatory portion may not be probated, suspended or deferred. Those under 21 are, however, kept with other minors and away from adult offenders.
  • Community Service: 20 hours mandatory minimum, more depending on BAC.
  • DUI School: Level I Risk Reduction program
  • License Suspension: the Department of Driver Services will suspend the driver's licenses of all first offenders for 6 months to one year, regardless of whether the offender pleads guilty or nolo contendere.
  • A DUI conviction or plea of guilty or nolo contendere will be permanently placed on your record.

You may have heard of Georgia's "First Offender" deals which can allow a person to avoid conviction of many criminal offenses (even felonies). Unfortunately, the Act specifically states that no one convicted of a DUI may be sentenced under the First Offender Act.

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