Earlier this week on our Athens, Georgia, DUI law blog, we mentioned that University of Georgia students and other college students in the area may not always face serious consequences at school for minor alcohol-related offenses if the offense is the student's first criminal charge. However, students could still face legal consequences if they are convicted of underage consumption of alcohol or drunk driving.
When a student, or any other Georgia resident, is charged and convicted multiple times for an alcohol-related offense such as drunk driving, the individual will face severe legal and social consequences. For this reason, defending one's criminal charges is extremely important in order to prevent individuals from facing repeat DUI charges or other offenses if at all possible.
To illustrate just how serious DUI charges are in Georgia and throughout the entire U.S., especially repeat offenses, one man's bail was set at $100,000 earlier this week after police charged him with his third DUI within a five-day period.

