Question: Is there a look back period for DUI charges in Georgia?
Answer: There is, and it’s actually 10 years but the most common used one by prosecutors is 5 years. That’s really, especially in Chatham County, that’s what they’re mostly concerned with is how many DUIs has this individual had in the last 5 years? And if you get past three of those, then you start running into either high and aggravated misdemeanor or possibly felony DUI, which carries a lot greater penalty than just a DUI, especially like a first time DUI would.