In Montana, a person’s first, second, and third conviction for DUI are misdemeanor offenses. This means that your case will generally be held in Justice Court. In Flathead County, the Justice Court is located on the second floor of the Justice Center. The fourth and subsequent convictions are felonies, meaning that they must be heard [...]
A plea agreement is a compromise between the prosecution and the defense. It typically involves the defendant pleading guilty to some charge (often a less serious one than that originally charged), in exchange for other charges being dropped and often a recommendation from the prosecutor regarding sentencing. For example, a defendant charged with DUI and [...]
A new specialty court designed to intervene with repeat drunken driving offenders will open in Butte on October 1st. Currently the Court has funding to stay open for the next three years based on a Department of Justice grant. The DUI court is designed for people convicted of two or three misdemeanor DUIs and who are [...]
On the third conviction for DUI in Montana, an offender will be sentenced to between 30 days and 1 year in jail and a fine of between $1,000 and $5,000. Like a first and second offense, if one of the passengers in the vehicle at the time of the offense is under the age of [...]
