Six stacked criminal counts at Peoria Municipal Court including two extra DUI theories, marijuana possession, drug paraphernalia, and criminal damage could have produced a four-figure jail exposure and a permanently stained record across multiple offense categories. Future First narrowed the case to one count.

At a glance

Court	Peoria Municipal Court
Original charges	Extreme DUI BAC .15 to .20 (ARS § 28-1382(A)(1)), Class 1 Misdemeanor; DUI BAC .08 or More (ARS § 28-1381(A)(2)), Class 1 Misdemeanor; DUI Liquor/Drugs (ARS § 28-1381(A)(1)), Class 1 Misdemeanor; Marijuana Possession (ARS § 13-3405(A)(1)), Class 1 Misdemeanor; Drug Paraphernalia Possession (ARS § 13-3415(A)), Class 1 Misdemeanor; Criminal Damage / Defacing (ARS § 13-1602(A)(1)), Class 2 Misdemeanor
Combined presumptive exposure	Up to 1,020 days jail across the C1M and C2M counts, fines and assessments well above $10,000 plus surcharges, 12-month judge-ordered IID on Extreme DUI, MADD victim impact panel, alcohol screening and counseling, drug-offense fines and surcharges, restitution, license suspension, probation up to 5 years
Result	Five companion counts dismissed; plea to Extreme DUI count only
Counts dismissed	DUI A1, DUI A2, marijuana possession, drug paraphernalia, criminal damage
Eligibility for set aside	Eligible after sentence completion under ARS § 13-905
Eligibility for sealing	Approximately 2023 under ARS § 13-911, three years after the one-year judge-ordered IID ends

The stakes

The client faced six criminal counts at Peoria Municipal Court: Extreme DUI under ARS § 28-1382(A)(1), DUI BAC .08 or more under ARS § 28-1381(A)(2), DUI Liquor/Drugs under ARS § 28-1381(A)(1), Marijuana Possession under ARS § 13-3405(A)(1), Drug Paraphernalia Possession under ARS § 13-3415(A), and Criminal Damage / Deface under ARS § 13-1602(A)(1).

Combined exposure ran up to 1,020 days jail, fines and assessments well above $10,000 plus surcharges, a 12-month judge-ordered ignition interlock on Extreme DUI, MADD victim impact panel, alcohol screening and counseling, drug-offense fines and surcharges, restitution, license suspension, and probation up to 5 years. A drug conviction on top of an Extreme DUI conviction would have compounded the background-check exposure across multiple offense categories.

What we did

After Future First negotiated the plea and pressed the State on its proof, the State dismissed all five companion counts (DUI A1, DUI A2, marijuana possession, drug paraphernalia, and criminal damage). The client pled to the Extreme DUI count only under ARS § 28-1382(A)(1).

The firm cleared the record of every drug offense and the criminal damage count. Set aside under ARS § 13-905 is eligible after sentence completion. Sealing records under ARS § 13-911 is eligible approximately 2023, three years after the one-year judge-ordered IID ends.

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If you’re facing a multi-count Extreme DUI in Arizona

Arizona’s Extreme DUI statute (ARS § 28-1382) triggers when the BAC reaches .15 or higher. An Extreme DUI conviction carries 30 days mandatory jail (21 suspendable on ignition interlock compliance, so 9 actual days at the floor), fines and assessments around $2,743, a 12-month judge-ordered IID, MADD panel, alcohol screening and counseling, and license suspension. When the State stacks companion counts on top, the cumulative exposure climbs fast.

Drug counts and criminal damage counts attached to a DUI case produce separate sealing complications. Drug paraphernalia under § 13-3415 and marijuana possession under § 13-3405 are sealable, but each adds another offense category to background checks. Criminal damage under § 13-1602 is sealable but adds a property-offense flag. Getting all of them dismissed in the plea structure leaves only the lead DUI count on the record, which is a cleaner sealing posture later.

Future First Criminal Law has handled multi-count Extreme DUI cases across Maricopa County and Arizona. We know how to push for companion-count dismissals and how to structure the plea so the sealing posture three to five years later is as clean as possible.

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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Facing an Extreme DUI charge in Arizona? Call Future First Criminal Law at 602-900-7625 or request a free consultation. We have handled hundreds of Arizona DUI cases at every tier. The earlier we are involved, the more options you have.

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