Fight Repeat OVI Charges Assisted by an Experienced OVI Attorney in the Greater Cleveland Akron Area

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. Leave it to smart and aggressive OVI attorney David C. Sheldon in Medina.

At The Law Office of David Craig Sheldon, we counsel you on your legal options and navigate you through the OVI legal process. David C. Sheldon is an OVI lawyer who takes your repeat OVI charges seriously and will strategically prepare your defense.

Penalties on repeat OVI include:

First Ohio OVI (DUI) conviction

  • This is a misdemeanor charge
  • Jail - three days (or three days in driver intervention program) up to six months
  • Administrative license suspension - ninety days (BAC test) or one year (refusal)
  • Court imposed license suspension – one (formerly six mos.) to three years
  • Fines - $375 to $1,075
  • License reinstatement fee - $475
  • Optional unlimited driving privileges w/ignition interlock device (see OVI Consequences)
  • Six points


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

Protecting your right to drive in Medina, Strongsville and Northeast Ohio

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.

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