What's ohio laws for 4th dui and dus.how much jail time?

It depends on how long of a period the other three convictions are. If it is your fourth conviction in the period, you can have a felony DUI. DUS is always a first-degree misdemeanor. Even if both are misdemeanors, you need an experienced defense attorney. DUI is a serious offense -- and a very, very expensive offense too.

OMG. This is very serious. If found guilty, this is a felony. You are looking at a very long license suspension (possible 3 years to life), some serious jail time (possible 12-30 months), possible forfeiture of your car and a large fine (possible $1350-10,500). You need an experienced attorney right now to attempt to lessen the pain. Otherwise, this will follow you for the rest of your life.

Welcome to the Ohio DUI mill. Everything depends on timing of the other offenses, and whether you had an attorney for them. If any of your priors were within the past 6 years, then you have a potential felony on your hands. if a true 4th offense there is a mandatory 60 day jail sentence, but it could go higher. If you have 6 or more offenses within the past 20 years (even if this is the 4th in 6 years) there is mandatory prison time that is counted in years. Bad new is: once you are convicted of a felony level OVI, then all OVI cases you have after that are felonies too, regardless of how long ago the priors were. Bottom line is that you need to hire the best Ohio OVI lawyer you can find. This is not the time to be satisfied with whatever lawyer pops up from the assignment list.

In Ohio, the mandatory minimum DUI penalties depend on the number of DUI convictions you have in the past 6 years or in the past 20 years. The mandatory minimum sentence for a 4th DUI in 6 years is 60 days and is a fourth degree felony. You will not have a license and will not have privileges for at least 3 years. A third DUI in 6 years as a high test (above .17) or with a prior refusal or current refusal is mandatory minimum of 60 days in jail or 30 in jail with 110 on house arrest and is an unclassified misdameanor. A third in 6 years without a refusal or high test is mandatory minimum of 30 days in jail or 15 in jail with 55 house arrest with no driving privileges for at least 180 days. A first offense DUI is mandatory minimum 3 day hotel program with the ability to obtain driving privileges after 15 days. It is important for anyone who is looking for a DUI lawyer to check the lawyer's reputation among members of the community to ensure that he or she has a record of success defending DUI cases and has actually taken cases to trial and through motions to suppress.