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title: "Can a felony DUI be reduced to a misdemeanor in Rhode Island?"
description: "Sometimes. On a third offense, disproving that a prior conviction counts within the ten-year lookback window can drop the charge back to a misdemeanor. On an injury or death case, challenging the..."
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date: 2026-08-06
modified: 2026-08-06
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# Can a felony DUI be reduced to a misdemeanor in Rhode Island?

Sometimes. On a third offense, disproving that a prior conviction counts within the ten-year lookback window can drop the charge back to a misdemeanor. On an injury or death case, challenging the impairment evidence or the cause of the crash can reduce the exposure. A skilled defense targets the specific element that makes the case a felony, since removing it changes everything.