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Understand PA DUI House Arrest & Electronic Monitoring Author: Grant C. Travis If you have been convicted of a DUI in Pennsylvania, you are probably facing a mandatory jail sentence. Obviously, this is a terrifying prospect. Fortunately, under some circumstances, some individuals may be ab...
Understand PA DUI House Arrest & Electronic Monitoring
Author: Grant C. Travis
If you have been convicted of a DUI in Pennsylvania, you are probably facing a mandatory jail sentence. Obviously, this is a terrifying prospect. Fortunately, under some circumstances, some individuals may be able to take advantage of certain sentencing alternatives as opposed to accepting jail time. These alternatives can save you from time behind bars and the life-changing consequences that imprisonment can bring.
Although availability differs from county to county, some individuals convicted of DUI in PA may be eligible for house arrest; other PA DUI convictions may be eligible for an electronic monitor sentencing.
House arrest means just that - you are confined to your home for the duration of your sentence. For most people, this option is much more appealing than jail.
Typically, house arrest includes time or frequencies allowed outside of your home, allowed distance outside of your home, and other defining parameters.
An electronic monitor is used to determine whether a person is complying with the terms of their PA DUI house arrest. The monitor is a small box or device affixed by a strap to one's ankle.
Essentially, an electronic monitor is an electronic sensor, which emits a continuous signal and is linked by telephone lines to a central computer system. Monitoring of this signal is continuous.
With some monitoring devices, a GPS (Global Positioning System) device is used to track the exact location of the wearer.
If the signal is interrupted due to breakage of the sensor, removal from the ankle, or due to an authorized exit from the home - or travel is attempted beyond the allowed radius of the home - the date and time of the interruption/infraction will be recorded, as well as the date and time that the signal returns, or returns to normal.
Typically, immediately upon signal interruption, a police officer or probation officer is sent to check on the status of the offender and the monitoring device. If a violation is noted, you may be subject to immediate arrest and/or probation revocation.
An experienced DUI attorney can further explain what your PA DUI may mean with respect to house arrest and electronic monitoring, and evaluate your eligibility for either. If you have been convicted of a DUI in PA, an electronic monitor or house arrest may be a more palatable sentence over jail time. Seek the legal defense of a skilled DUI attorney to help ensure your freedom, and the least possible sentence.
Is there a site where I can get the ratings for a DUI attorney serving the Pittsburgh PA area? Please advise.?
Or can any one provide me the name of the lawyer they used who got their charges reduced to a lesser non-dui charge …
Thanks.
Well I was asking more of a reference based on your experiences as well … any one hired a lawyer that went out of his way to get you the best deal ever?
The Pennsylvania Bar Association can help you with referrals …
http://www.pabar.org/
can i get good attorney info online about how pa and az dirving offences effect each other (dui and drug arres?
no lincen cause dui susp in pa. moved to az. caught driving no li in az. 2 mo later dui and drug possesiton (same time) in az. moved back 2 pa befor court. can this be handeled from pa.will az make me return. If jailed will they release for emergency (sick dad) in pa
You should tell us if this is your first DUI and also what circumstances you were arrested for. Did you hurt anyone? Crash the car? Were you uncooperative with the police? All these things will matter in sentencing.
You being out of state may be a plus depending on your proximity to the site of your arrest. I was picked up extremely drunk (0.20 blood alcohol) about 300 miles from where I live. I was given some fines, community service, some alcohol education classes, and probation where I had to simply call in once a month for about a minute…never got tested, Breathalyzed, nothing.
My advice to you:
1) Be as penitent as you can with the judge. Let him know that this is not a common occurrence for you and that you’re thankful nobody was hurt.
2) Get your community service and education and anything else done ASAP. I’m getting off probation three months early because I got my stuff done. It shows them you’re serious about it and less likely to do it again.
3) Wear a suit (or dress…don’t know what gender you are) to court. When I went to court, everyone else was dressed horrible…pajamas, T-shirts, hoodies. Dressing up will show the court that you take the matter seriously and will also make you look like a responsible citizen and not just some bum who’ll likely do the same thing again.
Those laws governing DUIs are reciprocal throughout the entire US, and Canada as well.
Yes you can get good attorney info online.
You can ask lawyers and legal consel questions free of charge at http://www.avvo.com ( http://www.avvo.com/ ) Ask this question there. You may even search for a lawyer practicing in your own state.
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Are florida and Pa DUI laws reciprocal?
If DUI was issued {first offense} in florida, and I live in PA {I have a clean pa license}, can PA suspend my license? My Florida attorney does not know. neither does the PA DMV.Any answers appreciated.I looked on the PA DMV web site , and it states that for out of state 1st offense DUI, there is no suspension. I cannot get anyone to verify that info.
thanks for the comments, I am not actually the one who was arrested. it was just easier to write it up that way. I rthink it is wrong also, just wanted some answers.
Can I be on house arrest in Ohio for a DUI in PA?
I was picked up for a DUI in western PA about a year and a half ago. I moved to my mother’s house in OH (literally one block from PA) since and have my sentencing tommorrow. Per my attorney’s advice I didn’t change my address, but at my Plea Hearing he put it on record that I had moved in with her. I can’t get a definitive answer from him, but is it possible to have the house arrest at my mother’s?
Thanks Dolkite, as for the other “experts” it was no problem for it to be transferred, and whichever said i had to ask to the court before moving should have read a little closer, i never changed my address or had been sentenced yet.
i was stopped in az while driving under a suspended pa licences. ( DUI releated)?
before the hearing date for that incdent I got stopped again. Second time I was under the influence of alcohol and crack was found in my pocket.(approx. 1 gm) . I was arrested, blood tested at the police staion then realeased understanding official notice would come by mal. The hearing for the 1st incident was continued so I could obtain an attorney and almost two months later I still had not received anything in the mail about the second incident. While waiting, my already abusive relationship was getting worse. I had been in az only 4 months and my boyfriend was my means of support and only connection to outside communication. He finially refused to support me completly and insisted I leave. Overwhelmed by my curcumfstances, I flew back home to Pa. Nothing was resolved, I missed the only court date I was aware of. It’s been over a yr now and I need to know what to do or what I might be facing. Any advice would help as to how I can start to take care of these legal issues.