An Extreme DUI at Glendale City Court came with a 55-day jail plea offer from the State, 46 days above the Extreme statutory floor. Future First worked the case through Veterans Court and drove the sentence down to 2 days jail plus 7 days home detention at the statutory minimum, saving 46 actual jail days.
At a glance
| Court | Glendale City Court (via Veterans Court) |
| Original charge | Extreme DUI BAC .15 to .20 (ARS § 28-1382(A)(1)), Class 1 Misdemeanor |
| Presumptive exposure | 30 days mandatory jail with up to 21 days suspendable on IID and counseling completion (9 days actual floor); the State’s documented plea offer in this case was 55 days jail straight time (46 days above the statutory floor). The conviction also carried a 12-month judge-ordered ignition interlock device, base fines starting at $2,500 plus 84 percent surcharges and statutory assessments approaching $4,500 total, MADD Victim Impact Panel, supervised probation up to five years, mandatory alcohol screening and treatment, automatic driver license suspension, significant insurance rate increases, a three-year arrest record sealing wait under ARS § 13-911 measured from IID removal, and a permanent Extreme DUI tier conviction |
| Result | State’s 55-day jail offer cut to 2 days jail plus 7 days home detention (9 actual custody days at the Extreme statutory floor, 46 actual jail days saved); 12-month IID; approximately $2,800 in fines and MVD fees; supervised probation avoided entirely through Veterans Court |
| Eligibility for set aside | 2026 upon IID removal under ARS § 13-905 |
| Eligibility for sealing | Approximately 2029 under ARS § 13-911, three years after the 12-month IID ends |
The stakes
The client faced Extreme DUI exposure under ARS § 28-1382(A)(1) in Glendale City Court. Extreme DUI carries 30 days mandatory jail with up to 21 days suspendable on IID and counseling completion (9 days actual floor), a 12-month judge-ordered ignition interlock device, base fines starting at $2,500 plus 84 percent surcharges and statutory assessments approaching $4,500 total, MADD Victim Impact Panel, supervised probation up to five years, mandatory alcohol screening and treatment, automatic driver license suspension, significant insurance rate increases, a three-year arrest record sealing wait under ARS § 13-911 measured from IID removal, and a permanent Extreme DUI tier conviction. The State’s documented plea offer in this case was 55 days jail straight time, which was 46 days above the statutory floor.
What we did
Future First negotiated the case through Veterans Court and drove the sentence from the State’s 55-day jail plea offer down to 2 days jail plus 7 days home detention (9 actual custody days at the Extreme statutory floor), saving 46 actual jail days. The client received a 12-month IID, paid approximately $2,800 in fines and MVD fees, and avoided supervised probation entirely. Set aside under ARS § 13-905 available 2026 upon IID removal. Arrest record sealing under ARS § 13-911 eligible approximately 2029, three years after the 12-month IID ends.
What the client said
Outstanding Professionals from minute one. Assisted a disabled Vet through an extremely difficult time in life that included legal matters of my own causing.
— Verified Google review
If you’re facing Extreme DUI with a high State plea offer in Arizona
Prosecutors sometimes open Extreme DUI plea negotiations with offers well above the statutory floor. A 55-day jail offer on an Extreme DUI case is more than six times the 9-day statutory floor and reflects an aggressive opening position. Driving the sentence down from 55 days to the 9-day floor through Veterans Court is the kind of outcome that requires defense counsel to work both the substantive defense and the treatment-court eligibility track.
Veterans Court is a specialized treatment-track docket available to defendants with military service. Eligibility requires a qualifying offense, documented military service, and a treatment-amenability finding. Graduating Veterans Court unlocks sentence structures that the standard track does not offer. Cutting 46 actual jail days off the State’s offer on this case demonstrates the impact of the Veterans Court track when leveraged properly.
Avoiding supervised probation entirely on an Extreme DUI plea is unusual. The standard structure includes probation as a condition of the sentence. The Veterans Court route here eliminated probation supervision, which removes the monthly probation fees and the supervision overhead from the back end of the sentence.
Future First Criminal Law has handled Extreme DUI cases with Veterans Court routing across Maricopa County and Arizona. We know how Glendale City Court and other municipal courts evaluate Veterans Court eligibility and sentence-reduction structures for service-connected defendants.
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
Call us
Facing Extreme DUI in Arizona? Call Future First Criminal Law at 602-932-7890 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.
Anonymized in line with firm policy. Client name not used. Specific dates approximated to year only. Outcome described reflects this client’s actual results. Past outcomes do not guarantee future results. For more detailed information on Arizona DUI law, visit the Arizona State Legislature website.