Being arrested for DUI in Myrtle Beach can be frightening, especially if you don’t know what to expect next. The following questions walk through what typically happens from the moment of arrest through booking, release, and the resolution of the case.
Frequently Asked Questions
Will you go to jail if you are charged with a DUI in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina?
That’s a good question, because everything you hear is that it carries up to 30 days in jail and there’s a mandatory minimum and all this stuff. But in our experience, in the cases we’ve handled, for DUI first, we’ve never had anybody go to jail.
When you get arrested, you go to jail, and that’s traumatic, but the question is, when your case is resolved, are you going to jail? No, you’re not going to jail. It’s something that can be worked out. If we get your DUI dismissed, which is our goal, then you’re certainly not going to jail. But even if the worst thing happens and you get convicted, no, you’re not going to jail.
What happens after a DUI arrest when you are taken into the jail in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina?
Once you get charged with DUI and you’ve been arrested, handcuffed, and driven to the jail, you’re taken through the booking area, walking through the jail, going to take the breath test. The jail doesn’t look like Mayberry. This depends on what county you’re in, but these things are big and scary looking. They look more like prisons. After you take the breath test, they’re going to take you to the booking area.
They’re going to photograph you. They’re going to fingerprint you. They’re going to take all your property. And then you’re going to spend the night in jail.
What happens after you get out of jail following a DUI arrest in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina?
When you get out of jail, in the morning around 9:30, you’re going to a bond hearing, and you’re going in front of a judge with a bunch of other people. The judge is going to set a bond on you. You really don’t have to have a lawyer there at that point, but sometimes people want us there, and we go. So you’re going to get bond and you’re going to get released.
What happens is you come out of the jail, they give you your phone back, it may be dead because you weren’t able to charge it, they give you your wallet, your purse back, those kind of things. So you’re standing outside the jail, you have no car, your car is towed, you don’t know where it is. You have to get yourself out of there and figure out how to get your car back.
If you have questions about what happens during and after a DUI arrest in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, the Greg McCollum Complete Legal Defense Team brings roughly 30 years of experience and a background as a former prosecutor to DUI defense. If you have questions about a DUI charge, call the Greg McCollum Complete Legal Defense Team at (843) 626-5480. Consultations are confidential.
