{"id":24546,"date":"2010-10-21T14:42:56","date_gmt":"2010-10-21T14:42:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/the-tester.blawgcloud.com\/october-20-2010-felony-dui-sloppy-judges-and-flawed-convictions\/"},"modified":"2025-10-23T15:35:12","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T19:35:12","slug":"october-20-2010-felony-dui-sloppy-judges-and-flawed-convictions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.webblawmaine.com\/blog\/october-20-2010-felony-dui-sloppy-judges-and-flawed-convictions\/","title":{"rendered":"Felony DUI \u2013 sloppy judges and flawed convictions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-872\" src=\"https:\/\/www.webblawmaine.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/judges-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"judges-300x200\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>The second big change in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.webblawmaine.com\/maine-dui-defense\/maine-drunk-driving-laws\/\">Maine DUI laws<\/a> was changing when an OUI becomes a felony.<\/p>\n<p>It used to be that a fourth DUI in ten years was a felony.\u00a0 Now a third offense in ten years is a felony.\u00a0 The maximum penalty jumps from 364 days in jail and a $2,000 fine, to five years in prison and a $5,000 fine.<\/p>\n<p>Felony convictions also affect civil rights and jobs.\u00a0 A felon cannot serve in the military.\u00a0 In many states a felon cannot vote or hold political office.\u00a0 Many employers will not hire felons.\u00a0 Before we take away these rights we better be very sure the person should be a felon.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.webblawmaine.com\/blog\/october-20-2010-felony-dui-sloppy-judges-and-flawed-convictions\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Felony DUI \u2013 sloppy judges and flawed convictions\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The second big change in Maine DUI laws was changing when an OUI becomes a felony. 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