Arizona Dui Penalties
What kind of penalty am I looking at for possession of Marijuana in Arizona?
I was stopped at the US Border Patrol checkpoint in Yuma, Arizona about 10 days ago. This checkpoint is located on the I-8 eastbound and is staffed by US Border Patrol and Customs agents. I had a small, personal amount (about 4 grams) of Marijuana in my car, and the drug sniffing dogs alerted the agents to my car. They had me pull over and asked if they could search my car. I said ‘I’d rather you didn’t” and they said they would put that in their report, but because of the dogs, they had probable cause to search.
They found the marijuana and a small pipe and gave me a ticket for possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphenalia. The agent said he had no doubt the amount was personal and he also said that I wasn’t they type of guy they were looking for. There was no DUI and after seizing the stuff and writing it up, they sent me on my way in my car. I have to return to Yuma in a few weeks to appear in court.
Does anybody know what I am looking at as a penalty?
If you have no priors and this is your first offense you’ll probably get charged w/ a misdemeanor offense get off w/ a fine and probation.
If you do the crime you’ll do the time in Maricopa County.
