Law enforcement agencies throughout Alabama are gearing up for an Alabama DUI campaign and Gov. Riley has awarded grants of $250,000 to help fund the increased enforcement.

The campaign runs Aug. 21 through Sept. 7, covering the two weeks leading up to Labor Day. Funding will help pay overtime for law enforcement officers across Alabama to increase their presence on highways.

The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs is administering the grants from funds made available to the state by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Here is how the money is being divided:

• The Etowah County Commission was awarded $25,050 for the Northeast Alabama Traffic Safety Office which serves Cherokee, DeKalb, Etowah, Jackson, Madison and Marshall counties.
• Gadsden State Community College was awarded $22,445 for the East Alabama Highway Safety Office which serves Calhoun, Chambers, Clay, Cleburne, Coosa, Randolph, Talladega and Tallapoosa counties
• Jefferson State Community College was awarded $37,050 for the Birmingham Regional Highway Safety Office which serves Bibb, Blount, Chilton, Jefferson, Shelby, St. Clair and Walker counties
• Enterprise-Ozark Community College was awarded $23,485 for the Southeast Alabama Traffic Safety Office which serves Barbour, Butler, Coffee, Covington, Crenshaw, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston and Pike counties.
• Northwest Shoals Community College was awarded $39,145 for the North Alabama Highway Safety Office which serves Colbert, Cullman, Franklin, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone, Marion, Morgan and Winston counties.
• The Mobile County Commission was awarded $28,185 for the Highway Traffic Safety Division which serves Baldwin, Escambia and Mobile counties.
• The Alabama Tombigbee Regional Commission was awarded $18,790 for the Highway Traffic Safety Division which serves Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Dallas, Marengo, Monroe, Washington and Wilcox counties.
• Shelton State Community College was awarded $22,445 for the West Alabama Community Traffic Safety Office which serves Fayette, Greene, Hale, Lamar, Perry, Pickens, Sumter and Tuscaloosa counties.

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Have you been accused of Drunk Driving in Alabama?

Unless you hire a Qualified Alabama DUI lawyer here is what you can expect for a first time Alabama DUI conviction:

A first time Alabama DUI conviction in a person’s lifetime is a misdemeanor. Upon conviction the defendant may be given a sentence of up to 365 days in the county or municipal jail and a fine between $600 and $2,100. The DUI defendant will also be ordered to attend a court approved substance abuse program and he will have his driver’s privilege suspended for 90 days.

Alabama’s “look-back” period for DUI laws is 5 years. This means that if a person has only one prior DUI, and the day that he is convicted of his second DUI is more than 5 years after the date of conviction for his first DUI, he will be sentenced within the range of punishment as a first offender. However, if the second DUI conviction is within 5 years of the first conviction he will be punished as a second offense.

On the other hand an experienced AL DUI lawyer can get you off the hook or at least the best deal possible. It’s what they do.