IN THE MUNICIPAL COURT OF MONTICELLO, ARKANSAS
In Re: Disposition of DWI Cases
STANDING ORDER
Unless specifically ordered otherwise, in all cases in which Defendants are convicted of DWI
offenses, the Defendants shall be ordered as follows:
1. For conviction of a DWI 1st Offense, the Defendant shall be assessed $1075.00 in fines and
court costs, with $625.00 in fines being suspended; that such Defendant shall be sentenced to a
period of 30 days in jail, with 29 days being suspended; that such Defendant shall have his
driver's license suspended for a period of 120 days.
2. For conviction of a DWI 2nd Offense, the Defendant shall be assessed $1575.00 in fines and
court costs, with $675.00 in fines being suspended; that such Defendant shall be sentenced to a
period of 120 days in jail, with 113 days being suspended; that such Defendant shall have his
driver's license suspended for a period of 16 months.
3. For conviction of a DWI 3rd Offense, the Defendant shall be assessed $3075.00 in fines and
court costs, with $1575.00 in fines being suspended; that such Defendant shall be sentenced to a
period of 1 year in jail, with 275 days being suspended; that such Defendant shall have his
driver's license suspended for a period of 30 months.
4. That all Defendants shall receive credit on their jail sentences for any incarceration they may
actually have served which is directly related to their DWI arrest and conviction.
5. That all Defendants convicted of a DWI offense are hereby ordered to participate in and
complete an alcohol rehabilitation program approved by the Arkansas Department of Health and
to furnish a certificate of such completion to the Arkansas State Police, and to pay any
reinstatement fee assessed by the Arkansas State Police.
6. That all Defendants convicted of a DWI offense are hereby ordered to install an ignition
interlock system on the vehicle they own or operate, and to maintain such device in proper
working order and maintenance, and in full compliance with any vendor's directions, for a a
period of not less than 1 year; that in the period subsequent to the reinstatement of their driving
license and during the period in which an ignition interlock system must be maintained as
ordered by this Court, all such Defendants are hereby ordered to operate only a vehicle which
has an installed and properly operating ignition interlock system.
7. That unless any Defendant convicted of a DWI offense completes an alcohol rehabilitation
program, pays all reinstatement fee assessed by the Arkansas State Police, and installs an ignition
interlock system as ordered hereinabove, the driver's license of such Defendant shall be
suspended indefinitely until such compliance can be shown and demonstrated to this Court.
8. That all Defendants convicted of a DWI offense are cautioned that failure to comply with the
conditions of their sentence, as outlined hereinabove, may result in a revocation of any suspended
portions of their fines or jail sentences, and/or may also result in further proceedings in which
they may be subject to contempt of court charges, and/or misdemeanor violations, and/or driving
on suspended driver's license charges, respectively, as the case may be.
RENDERED AND ORDERED to be recorded on this ____ day of __________, 1997.
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William R. Daniels
Municipal Judge