A MADD spokesperson announced their intention of seeking to increased penalties for DUI offenders making a 2nd conviction in 5 years for DUI a felony and a third lifetime DUI conviction a felony as well in the 2007 Georgia legislative session. Again our freedoms are never more in jeopardy than when the legislature is in session. Given the current state of the law, a person can receive multiple DUIs in a single occurence if there are minors in the car as the Supreme Court has held that the offenses don’t merge into a single occurence or transaction. This means potentially instant felonies for first time DUI offenders. Further, given that some people can blow over the legal limit with less than two twelve ounce beers and not be impaired in the slightest, this new law if passed with be a font of hardship and tradegy. It will also be the DUI lawyers full employment act.

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