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Repeat OVI Offenses
Repeat OVI Offensives
Fight Repeat OVI Charges Assisted by an Experienced OVI Attorney in Medina and Northeast Ohio
Fight Repeat OVI Charges Assisted by an Experienced OVI Attorney
Our firm's 35 years of experience can provide you with the guidance and legal representation to help you achieve the best possible outcome in your case.
Our law firm specializes in repeat OVI charges
An arrest for an OVI leads to serious penalties that can result in suspension or loss of your driver’s license, fines, jail time, installing an ignition interlock device and mandatory alcohol and driving classes. Each new offense adds to the severity of those penalties. You can’t fight these charges alone. The Law Offices of David Craig Sheldon provides legal counseling on available options and guides clients through the legal process related to OVI charges.
As a former Medina and Cuyahoga prosecutor David Sheldon knows how the system works! He specializes in representing clients with repeat OVI offenses. He has the experience and expertise to prepare a strong defense strategy. He has a track record of proven results.
If you have been charged or arrested for DUI or OVI for the first time or multiple times, call The Law Office of David Craig Sheldon at 330.723.8788 or contact the firm online to schedule your free initial consultation today. On any DUI or OVI matter, we are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Penalties on repeat OVI include:
Second Ohio OVI (DUI) conviction
- Jail – ten days to six months – 20 days to six months if high BAC (.17 or above)
- Electronic home monitoring – 18 days to 6 months
- State OVI offense—prior OVI in 10 years and refusal of breath or chemical test results is a separate OVI charge carrying a mandatory 20 days in jail which can run consecutive to the 2/10 OVI charge carrying a minimum mandatory of 10 days in jail
- Administrative license suspension – one year
- Court-imposed license suspension – one to seven years
- Fines – $525 to $1,625
- License reinstatement fee – $475
- Vehicle immobilization – up to 90 days
- Mandatory alcohol assessment and treatment
- Six points
- Ignition interlock device if alcohol related
- Restricted plates required
Third Ohio OVI (DUI) conviction
- Jail – 30 days to one year and 60 days if BAC is 0.17 or above
- Electronic home monitoring – 55 days to one year with 15 days in jail or 110 days with 30 days jail up to one year
- Administrative license suspension – minimum two or three years
- Court imposed license suspension – two to twelve years
- Fines – $850 to $2,750
- License reinstatement fee – $475
- Vehicle immobilization – 180 days with no driving privileges and possible vehicle forfeiture if registered in driver’s name
- Mandatory alcohol treatment program
- Ignition interlock device required if alcohol related
- Restricted plates required
- Six points
Fourth Ohio OVI (DUI) conviction (within 10 years)
- This is a felony offense
- Jail – from 60/120 days local incarceration up to one year or 60 days in prison, w/optional 6 months to 30 months prison
- Administrative license suspension – three or five years and no privileges for 3 years
- Court imposed license suspension – three years to a lifetime
- Fines – $1,350 to $10,500
- License reinstatement fee – $475
- Mandatory vehicle forfeiture if registered in registered in defendant’s name
- Mandatory alcohol treatment program
- Six points
- Ignition interlock
- Restricted plates
Our law firm specializes in repeat OVI charges
An arrest for an OVI leads to serious penalties that can result in suspension or loss of your driver’s license, fines, jail time, installing an ignition interlock device and mandatory alcohol and driving classes. Each new offense adds to the severity of those penalties. You can’t fight these charges alone. The Law Offices of David Craig Sheldon provides legal counseling on available options and guides clients through the legal process related to OVI charges.
As a former Medina and Cuyahoga prosecutor David Sheldon knows how the system works! He specializes in representing clients with repeat OVI offenses. He has the experience and expertise to prepare a strong defense strategy. He has a track record of proven results.
If you have been charged or arrested for DUI or OVI for the first time or multiple times, call The Law Office of David Craig Sheldon at 330.723.8788 or contact the firm online to schedule your free initial consultation today. On any DUI or OVI matter, we are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Penalties on repeat OVI include:
Second Ohio OVI (DUI) conviction
- Jail – ten days to six months – 20 days to six months if high BAC (.17 or above)
- Electronic home monitoring – 18 days to 6 months
- Administrative license suspension – one year
- Court-imposed license suspension – one to seven years
- Fines – $525 to $1,625
- License reinstatement fee – $475
- Vehicle immobilization – up to 90 days
- Mandatory alcohol assessment and treatment
- Six points
- Ignition interlock device if alcohol related
- Restricted plates required
Third Ohio OVI (DUI) conviction
- Jail – 30 days to one year and 60 days if BAC is 0.17 or above
- Electronic home monitoring – 55 days to one year with 15 days in jail
- Administrative license suspension – two years
- Court imposed license suspension – two to twelve years
- Fines – $850 to $2,750
- License reinstatement fee – $475
- Vehicle immobilization – 180 days and possible vehicle forfeiture
- Mandatory alcohol treatment program
- Ignition interlock device required if alcohol
related - Restricted plates required
- Six points
Fourth Ohio OVI (DUI) conviction (within 6 years)
- This is a felony offense
- Jail – from 60/120 days local incarceration up to one year or 60 days in prison, w/optional 6 months to 30 months prison
- Administrative license suspension – three years
- Court imposed license suspension – three years to a lifetime
- Fines – $1,350 to $10,500
- License reinstatement fee – $475
- Mandatory vehicle forfeiture
- Mandatory alcohol treatment program
- Six points
- Ignition interlock
- Restricted plates