A 2nd-offense Super Extreme DUI at Buckeye Municipal Court carried 90 actual jail days at the floor, an 18-month IID, $6,000-plus in fines and assessments, and elevated future-DUI exposure to felony 3rd-offense territory. Future First reduced the case to 1st offense Super Extreme with 14 days custody, saving 76 actual jail days.
At a glance
| Court | Buckeye Municipal Court |
| Original charge | 2nd Offense Super Extreme DUI BAC .20 or More (ARS § 28-1382(A)(2) with ARS § 28-1382(F) repeat-offender enhancement), Class 1 Misdemeanor |
| Presumptive exposure | 180 days mandatory jail with up to 90 days suspendable on installation of an 18-month CIID (90 days actual jail floor), mandatory 1-year driver license revocation, mandatory 18-month ignition interlock device, the highest C1M DUI fines plus assessments approaching $6,000 total, MADD Victim Impact Panel, supervised probation up to five years, mandatory alcohol screening and treatment, automatic insurance rate increases at the highest tier, a three-year arrest record sealing wait under ARS § 13-911 measured from IID removal, and a permanent 2nd-offense Super Extreme DUI conviction that elevates any future DUI to felony 3rd offense exposure under ARS § 28-1383 |
| Result | State dropped the repeat-offender designation; client pled to 1st Offense Super Extreme DUI under ARS § 28-1382(A)(2); 3 days jail and 11 days home detention (14 actual custody days at the 1st-offense Super Extreme floor instead of the 2nd-offense 90-day floor, 76 actual jail days saved); approximately $3,000 in fines; 12-month IID instead of 18-month |
| Eligibility for set aside | 2026 upon IID removal under ARS § 13-905 |
| Eligibility for sealing | Approximately 2029 under ARS § 13-911, three years after IID removal, with the public-record imprint dropped from 2nd-offense to 1st-offense and future DUI exposure reset back to 1st-offense levels |
The stakes
The client faced 2nd Offense Super Extreme DUI exposure under ARS § 28-1382(A)(2) with the repeat-offender enhancement under ARS § 28-1382(F) in Buckeye Municipal Court. A 2nd offense Super Extreme DUI would have meant 180 days mandatory jail with up to 90 days suspendable on installation of an 18-month CIID (90 days actual jail floor), mandatory 1-year driver license revocation, mandatory 18-month ignition interlock device, the highest C1M DUI fines plus assessments approaching $6,000 total, MADD Victim Impact Panel, supervised probation up to five years, mandatory alcohol screening and treatment, automatic insurance rate increases at the highest tier, a three-year arrest record sealing wait under ARS § 13-911 measured from IID removal, and a permanent 2nd-offense Super Extreme DUI conviction that would elevate any future DUI to felony 3rd-offense exposure under ARS § 28-1383.
What we did
Future First negotiated the case down by getting the repeat-offender designation dropped and the client pled to 1st Offense Super Extreme DUI under ARS § 28-1382(A)(2). The client served 3 days jail and 11 days home detention (14 actual custody days at the 1st-offense Super Extreme floor) instead of the 2nd-offense 90-day floor, saving 76 actual jail days. The client paid approximately $3,000 in fines and received a 12-month IID instead of an 18-month IID. Set aside under ARS § 13-905 available 2026 upon IID removal. Arrest record sealing under ARS § 13-911 eligible approximately 2029, three years after IID removal, with the public-record imprint dropped from 2nd-offense to 1st-offense and future DUI exposure reset back to 1st-offense levels.
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If you’re facing 2nd-offense Super Extreme DUI in Arizona
Dropping the repeat-offender designation under ARS § 28-1382(F) is the single most consequential defense move on a 2nd-offense Super Extreme DUI case. The designation moves the case from 2nd-offense territory (90-day jail floor, 18-month IID, future-felony exposure) down to 1st-offense territory (14-day jail floor, 12-month IID, prior-count reset). The 76-day reduction in actual jail time on this case is among the largest jail-day reductions available on any DUI plea.
The future-DUI consequence reset is the long-tail benefit of dropping the repeat-offender designation. With the priors count reset to 1st offense, any subsequent DUI within the look-back window would face 2nd-offense enhancement rather than felony 3rd-offense charging under ARS § 28-1383. The defendant gets back the protective buffer against felony DUI on any future incident.
14 actual custody days structured as 3 jail plus 11 home detention is the lightest custody structure available on a 1st-offense Super Extreme DUI. Home detention preserves work and family obligations during 11 of the 14 days.
Future First Criminal Law has handled 2nd-offense Super Extreme DUI cases across Maricopa County and Arizona. We know how Buckeye Municipal Court evaluates repeat-offender designation reductions.
Related resources
- Arizona DUI defense — full overview of how we handle every tier of DUI charge
- Set aside and sealing in Arizona — how to clean up your record after a DUI conviction
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