DUI SERVICES
DUI arrests have serious consequences and penalties: license suspension and revocation, as well as court involvement. All persons arrested for DUI are usually required to complete a DUI evaluation, also known as a Uniform Report. In Cook, DuPage, and Lake Counties, the courts have made it a court rule that these evaluations be done at the court-designated agency. In Cook County this is the Central States Institute, in DuPage County it is the Court DUI Services, in Lake County it is NICASA. Court DUI cases in other counties and out-of-state courts may be done by any SUPR-licensed agency. Evaluations for an Administrative Hearing with the Secretary of State likewise may be completed at any state-licensed agency.
DUI CLASSIFICATIONS – INTERVENTIONS
A DUI Uniform Report results in one of four classifications. Each classification has a recommended/required intervention, as follows:
Minimal Risk
10 hours of DUI Risk Education. A Minimal Risk classification will result from no symptoms of a substance abuse disorder and a recorded BAC of .08 to .14 and no previous DUI convictions or statutory summary suspension.
Moderate Risk
10 hours of DUI Risk Education and 12 hours of Early Intervention. Early Intervention is group educational counseling of no more than 3 hours per week over at least a four week period. A Moderate Risk classification will result from 0 or 1 symptom of a substance use disorder or a recorded BAC of .15 to .19 and no previous DUI conviction or statutory summary suspension.
Significant Risk
10 hours of DUI Risk Education and 20 hours of Outpatient Treatment. Outpatient Treatment is group counseling treatment of up to 6 hours per week with a minimum of 7 sessions. Counseling is followed by 6 monthly 2-hour sessions of Continuing Care. Continuing care is follow-up to treatment to support the maintenance of goals accomplished during treatment. Significant Risk classification results from having a previous DUI conviction or statutory summary suspension, or a BAC of .20 or more, or 2-3 symptoms of a substance use disorder.
High Risk
75 hours of Intensive Outpatient Treatment followed by 12 monthly 2-hour sessions of Continuing Care. Intensive Outpatient Treatment is group counseling treatment of 9 hours per week. The High Risk classification results from 4 or more symptoms of a substance use disorder or 3 DUI arrests in less than 10 years.
In all cases the offender has the freedom to complete the recommended/required intervention at any licensed agency of their choosing. If you have been mandated to complete any of these levels of intervention, give us a call today. We will be happy to serve you.
RECOVERY OF DRIVING PRIVILEGES
If your driving privileges are simply suspended, you just need to pay the corresponding fee when the suspension is completed and your privileges will be restored without any other paperwork or further requirements.
if your driving privileges are revoked, you will need to complete an administrative hearing to reinstate them. With one DUI conviction or one statutory suspension, you may have an informal hearing. With two or more convictions and/or summary suspensions, you will need to have a formal hearing.
In either case, prior to the hearing date you must have an evaluation completed no more than six months before the hearing date. If there are any recommendations or required interventions resulting from the evaluation, they must be completed before the hearing (except for continuing care).
If you have any questions regarding the reinstatement of your driving privileges, we recommend that you visit an informal hearing officer at a local branch of the Secretary of State Driver Services for a consultation and then call us for an appointment. We can properly advise you after a consultation with a current copy of your court purposes driving abstract.
