How long will a drunk driving charge stay on my record? 74 Answers as of August 08, 2011

All criminal court files are public record. That means there is no set time for a DUI to go "off" your record. After completion of probation, you can get a record clearance, but the file is still in the courthouse. The question is really how long insurance companies and potential employers consider a DUI. A second issue regarding DUI arises if you get a second DUI within 10 years of your first one. In that case, the court considers the second DUI a second offense with more serious punishment than for a first DUI.

Until you have it expunged, which usually can be done when you complete the terms of your probation. My website is tristatedui.com if I can help.

Permanently..

It will stay on your record forever. After a 10 year period you can ask the Board of Probation to seal your record assuming you receive no additional criminal charges within that time period, however, for law enforcement purposes the DUI conviction will always serve as a second offense if you are ever convicted for a second subsequent OUI, even if you seal your record.

A DUI is a misdemeanor and will stay on your record until you take steps to expunge it.

10 years minimum. That is how long a dui is priorable. It has to stay on your record in case you get another one within that time and then the consequences go way up.

From a court standpoint.. forever. The reason for this is that penalties increase for subsequent DUIs. If the DUI was removed from your record, there would be no way of determining what number DUI it was. For insurance purpose, it largely depends upon the insurance carrier. DOL also has its own requirements as well.

In Oregon, a conviction for Driving Under the Influence of Intoxicants will remain on your criminal record for the remainder of your life and is not able to be expunged. If you are eligible to enter a diversion program (often available for 1st time offenders) and successfully complete the diversion program, a conviction will not appear on your record.

Three years for insurance. Five years for enhancement. And lifetime for police to see it.

If you are convicted of DWI, it will remain on your record indefinitely.

Forever, it never goes away.

The DOL does not delete DUI convictions from you record.

Permanently, if you were convicted. If you were not convicted, it may qualify to be expunged, which would allow you to get it taken off your record.

In Oregon, a driving under the influence charge will remain on your record for life.

It will remain for at least 10 years as a prior conviction within that time will count as a "prior" for enhancement of sentence in court and for a longer suspension period in the future. Sometimes courts have access to records even further back than that. A court can consider any prior conviction no matter how old it is.

Kansas law now allows for DUI convictions to remain on a person's record permanently.

A criminal conviction will remain on your record unless or until it is expunged or pardoned.

A drunk driving charge will stay on your record forever unless you get it expunged. You have to wait five years and make sure there is nothing else on your record before applying for expungement.

Criminal convictions stay on your record forever in New York unless they are vacated by a 440.10 motion due to some irregularity, or violation of your rights.

I am unaware of a limit of time that the conviction will remain on your record, however, Alabama's current DUI statute only considers convictions in the prior five years. After five years, as long as you have had no others and the law doesn't change, then it will not have an adverse effect if you were to pick up another charge. Stay well.

Forever. Unless the expungement law changes, because driving crimes are not eligible.

This charge will be on your record forever.

In Michigan, any traffic related offense is always on your record and cannot be expunged. Points from any traffic offense (including a drunk driving) stay on your Michigan Secretary of State license for 2 years and generally are considered for 3 years for purposes of determining your pay rate by your insurance company.

The charge will be on a record forever unless and until it is expunged.

Unfortunately, whether its a first or the fifteenth criminal conviction, it stays on your record. That is, unless you are under 19 when it happened and then another whole set of new problems arise. Find yourself an experienced criminal defense lawyer and fight the charge rather than giving in to a conviction without a fight. Good luck.

It stays on your "record" forever, or until you get it expunged. You can only expunge it if you have not received additional DWIs/alcohol related traffic incidents. However, if it was your first offense and you received "SIS" probation, the "record" will disappear from Casenet and other public forums once you have successfully completed probation. Moreover, SIS does not count as a "conviction" in Missouri, so you can truthfully say you were not convicted of that particular crime (eg. on employment applications).

Essentially forever. Even if expunged the fact of its existence remains.

Thank you for your inquiry. You are asking how long a drunk driving conviction stays on your record. The answer is divided into two parts. First, on your driving record, it stays on forever. You get 4 or 6 points (depending on the offense), and the points drop off after 2 years. however, the record of the conviction never goes away. Second, on your criminal record, the conviction never goes away. Expungement for a traffic misdemeanor is not available.

The thing to remember is that if you have a 2nd offense drinknig charge within 7 years of the first, you can be charged with OWI 2nd. In your lifetime, should you get a 3rd charge, it is a 5-year felony. Therefore, to keep track, a first conviction is always part of your criminal and traffic record.

A DUI conviction stays on your record permanently.

This charge will stay on your record forever.

10 years on your DMV Record. Forever on your state criminal record. The criminal record can be expunged after successful completion of probation. For more info or a fee quote, call.

A drunk driving charge will remain on your record forever unless you take steps to have it expunged. In California, it will be used as a prior for prior conviction purposes for ten years. good luck.

You have this charge until the day you die. There is no expungement on DUI.

If you get another DUI within 10 years it is a second, but the original DUI and any others stays on your record forever and it is one of the few convictions that you cannot expunge. Don't drink and drive is my advice.

It depends on state, in NH there is a lifetime look back, some states are lifetime.

If you were convicted of DUI it will always be part of your criminal history even if it was a first offense.

If you were convicted, then it stays on your record permanently.

Your drunk driving charge will be on your record for the rest of your life.

This charge will be on your record forever. It only counts as a prior for 10 years.

It will never be removed from either your arrest record or driving record if you plead guilty or were convicted at trial.

It depends on whether you mean the Court's criminal records or the Department of Motor Vehicles. If it is Criminal records it stays on your record permanently. A second DWI within 10 years of the first would be a felony.

Hello, A DUI will be on your record for life. Should impact your insurance for at least 4 years and can be used at this point to enhance any future charges for 12 years. Other questions please call.

A drunk driving in Michigan is on your record for life.

In Washington, a DUII is forever. Unfortunately, DUII is one of a class of crimes that stay on one's record permanently. If the conviction is from some other state, the answer might be different.

The charge will last 10 years in Utah.

A first offense DWI will remain on your record for 10 years in Louisiana if you do not do anything about it. Depending upon your conviction and the disposition of your sentence, you may be eligible to file for an expungement in Louisiana to have the charges erased from your record. Expungements are something that our firm handles on a regular basis. If you are interested in pursuing an expungement in this matter, we invite you to contact our firm at the information on this page for a free case evaluation to determine if we would be able to assist you.

A DWI remains on your record indefinitely. That means it will always appear in any background or driver's license check. As a result, a strong defense at the time you are charged with the offense is imperative. Call for a free consultation.

You can get it expunged very quickly.

Your points will last 3 years; your conviction will be accessible indefinitely.

If you have a conviction for DUII, it cannot be expunged, and will remain on your record. If you go through the Diversion program, you will not have a conviction on your record.

A DUI conviction will stay on your record forever regardless of whether it's your first, second, third, etc. However, the first 10 years after conviction is the period of time in which it can be used as a prior DUI conviction for purposes of future DUI arrests during that time. For example, if you get arrested for a DUI today, any DUI conviction on your record within the last 10 years will serve to make the new arrest a second DUI ...two DUI convictions within the last 10 years would make the new one a third DUI and so on. Naturally, the more DUIs you have the worse the consequences get. You can petition the court to expunge your DUI conviction after successful completion of probation. However, it should be noted, that expunging a DUI conviction will not prevent it from being used as a prior conviction for subsequent DUI arrests. I hope this answer was helpful. Good luck.

A drunk driving conviction will remain on your record forever. There will be no expungment for a conviction. Therefore, you need an attorney. Check out my website.

The answer to this question is going to depend on whether you participated in the DUII diversion program for your first offense DUII. If you take advantage of diversion and successfully complete the program, your DUII charge will be dismissed. At that point, it will only show up on your driving record. If you did not go the diversion route, the bad news is that DUII is considered to be a motor vehicle charge and as such is not an expungeable offense. That means it will stay on your record. Of course like any other conviction, it means less and less to prospective employers or your auto insurer as time goes by.

In Alabama forever. It might not be used against you, but the record would still show up. The response given is not intended to create, nor does it create an ongoing duty to respond to questions. The response does not form an attorney-client relationship, nor is it intended to be anything other than the educated opinion of the author. It should not be relied upon as legal advice. The response given is based upon the limited facts provided by the person asking the question. To the extent additional or different facts exist, the response might possibly change.

If it's in Pennsylvania, and you were found guilty, then it's a misdemeanor and it will be on your record permanently.

It will be on your record for at least 10 years as that is the time it can be used as a prior offense.

If you are found guilty of DUI in Arizona, it will stay on your record forever. There is no way to expunge a DUI from your record.

In Texas, DWI convictions remain on your record indefinitely. For example, if you are charged with a DWI 25 years from now, it will be a DWI 2nd.

Depends on the state and what a first offense DUI is categorized as. We offer free consultations for DUI charges in Utah. If your DUI is in Utah, give us a call.

The specific charge cannot be removed, but your entire record may be able to be sealed.

It will stay on indefinitely unless you get it expunged. Ten years is the window in California for whether or not a conviction may be considered a "first" DUI again. You are eligible for an expungement if you have successfully completed probation.

Thanks for the question. The answer is complicated, it depends. In Alabama, if the case originated in District Court then it will always be on your record because Alabama does not have an expungement statute. If it is a municipal charge the city's mayor can expunge the record. There are also various other possible remedies, like a Rule 32 motion. I really need to know more about your situation. Please feel free to give me a call.