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Penalties For CDL Drivers Are Harsh! Don't Lose Your Work License Because Of A DUI In PA!
If you hold a CDL (commercial driver's license) and you're stopped for driving under the influence in Pennsylvania, the penalties are extremely harsh. And contrary to popular belief, it doesn't matter whether you're stopped in your own vehicle or a commercial vehicle that you're driving for work. Although with either you will face harsh penalties, the limits are even lower when you're actually driving a commercial vehicle and the penalties are also much more severe. In any case, you will most likely lose your work license for a DUI in PA, and depending on the charge and your previous offences, you might find it hard to find work after being arrested for a DUI in PA.
If you are driving your own personal vehicle, the legal limit is .08. However, when you are driving a commercial vehicle, the legal limit is dropped to .04. If you are driving a commercial vehicle at the time you are stopped, you will be facing an automatic one-year suspension of your personal driver's license and your work license will be suspended even longer for a DUI in PA. In addition to these penalties, you can also face anywhere from two to sixty days in jail and can be fined up to $5,000.
The only way to not lose your work license after a DUI in PA is to get a "not guilty" verdict. There are options such as the Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition (ARD.) Keep in mind that while ARD may lessen other charges and penalties, it will not get your work license back after a DUI and it will not erase the charges. Once you've been charged with a DUI in PA and you hold a CDL, you are probably going to lose it.
In addition to losing the one thing that allows you to do your job every day, there are other and larger consequences to losing your work license for a DUI in PA. One of these is that it's extremely hard to find work after being arrested for a DUI in PA. Once a DUI charge appears on your commercial and personal driving record, it is there forever and there is no getting rid of it. And if you're a truck driver, delivery driver, or are required to operate a vehicle for any other reason while you're working, it's going to be extremely hard to find work after being arrested for a DUI in PA.
Your best course of action is to hire a good DUI defense attorney that can make sure the DUI charge never sees your permanent record, and that can get you the not guilty verdict you desperately need!
About the Author
Grant C. Travis is a member of the Erie County and PA Bar Associations. Attorney Travis is admitted to practice in all Pennsylvania Courts and the U.S District Court, western District of Pennsylvania. He is an experienced Pennsylvania DUI attorney who has defended 1,000's of PA DUI Cases.http://www.pa-dui-defender.com The DUI Defense Group has offices in Erie, Edinboro and Warren, PA and focus on DUI defense in Erie County.