How much will a first time DUI cost? (Scottsdale: lawyer, condo)

[Lindsey_Mcfarren]

Originally Posted by LadmoFan

And to think Sheriff Joe implemented this BECAUSE his prisoners are living in BETTER conditions than the MILITARY personnel serving in Iraq.

Something to think about,

LF

I say GOOD FOR HIM. What was it I heard he made them listen in piped over the speakers? Something I thought at the time that would be worse punishment then everything else he does to them.

[nitram]

Another cost is the "embarassment" you would have to go through with friends and family, having the public watch you blow into your interlock system, etc etc. The shame of it all...

[Lindsey_Mcfarren]

Originally Posted by nitram

Another cost is the "embarassment" you would have to go through with friends and family, having the public watch you blow into your interlock system, etc etc. The shame of it all...

I think that part is hysterical that you can go online and watch them get booked. They should do that EVERYWHERE.

[Rick Lee]

Yes, a DUI can easily get to over $10k. I have some personal experience here from long ago in another state. I got off as easily as one ever could and it was still every penny of $5k and that was with the cops not towing my car, telling the prosecutor to cut me a good deal, the whole thing not going to my license or home state DMV and my insurance never getting wind of it. Again, it was still $5k. Had my insurance gotten wind of it, I could have figured on $3500 a year for three years just for insurance, add another $1k a year for SR-22 with DMV and who knows what else. When you see those signs that read, "DUI - You can't afford it.", believe me, they ain't kidding. That said, the .08 limit is ridiculous. I can drive better at .08 than someone at .00 who has a cell phone to their ear, doesn't know what a turn signal is, texts while driving, etc. DUI is a political crime more than anything else. I see near-death situations out there almost every day committed by stone cold sober drivers who don't get in any trouble for it.

[movin'on]

Originally Posted by AZ Tracy

Where did you get your statistics of 60 deaths in the jail system since 2004?

A radio program I listened to a couple of weeks ago.

[Lindsey_Mcfarren]

Originally Posted by movin'on

A radio program I listened to a couple of weeks ago.

And we all know that they NEVER broadcast lies and inuendo on the radio.

[movin'on]

Originally Posted by LadmoFan

You have to remember I live in California so we may not have to comply with all that Arizona has to offer. But...

A DUI costs should include:

Attorney
Fines
Jail fees
DUI classes
Driving classes
Changing to a high risk insurance policy
Long-term increased insurance costs

Overall a DUI conviction should cost approximately $25,000

LF
former police reporter

Wow, and this state is harsher than CA. So you must be right.

[movin'on]

Originally Posted by Lindsey_Mcfarren

And we all know that they NEVER broadcast lies and inuendo on the radio.

No, actually they didn't.

Special Report: Health and death behind bars
Comments | Recommend
Mary K. Reinhart, Tribune

More than 60 Maricopa County jail inmates have died since 2004, many from illnesses that would be treatable in normal medical settings.

The deaths and other health complaints, most of which go unnoticed by the general public and the media, have raised concerns about access to treatment and growing legal liability to county taxpayers. At the same time, county administrators refuse to release documents in support of their claims that conditions have improved or jail consultants are allowed to tour the jails.

I don't say things that are not true.

Special Report: Health and death behind bars | eastvalleytribune.com

Furthermore, you don't even live here, so you're not in the best position to comment.

[AZ Tracy]

Originally Posted by movin'on

I don't say things that are not true.

Special Report: Health and death behind bars | eastvalleytribune.

That was an interesting article. A good number of the deaths were from suicide. I wonder what the numbers look like in other parts of the country??

[Greatday]

Originally Posted by movin'on

No, actually they didn't.

I don't say things that are not true.

Furthermore, you don't even live here, so you're not in the best position to comment.

The article references healthcare issues - not actions by the Sheriff. And many of those alleged issues are being disputed.

And, futhermore, you don't like it here so you are not in the best position to comment either.