A DUI (driving under the influence) charge can carry many penalties, which can lead to a driver having a DUI record. A DUI record can be very damaging to a driver for a number of reasons. This record will, first, cause them to have outrageously high insurance rates, if they are able to find insurance at all. A DUI record can also keep a driver from landing a job, or cause them to be fired from a job they have. DUI records are also instrumental in determining any future DUI charges against a driver. If a driver has priors, it can automatically lead to mandatory sentencing and can qualify them for a felony conviction regardless of the magnitude of the charge. A past record can dictate the terms of a suspended license. It can mean an automatic jail term. And in some states it can lead to sentencing designed to keep the driver from driving drunk and also alerting other drivers on the road that the driver has a prior DUI Record.