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title: "Can I get a Rhode Island third-offense DUI reduced to a second offense?"
description: "Sometimes. Reduction typically depends on a successful lookback challenge, prior-conviction validity challenge, or strong suppression motion that gives the prosecution reason to negotiate."
url: https://riduilaws.com/faq-items/can-i-get-a-rhode-island-third-offense-dui-reduced-to-a-second-offense/
date: 2026-10-29
modified: 2026-10-29
author: "RI DUI Laws"
type: faq
lang: en
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# Can I get a Rhode Island third-offense DUI reduced to a second offense?

Sometimes. Reduction typically depends on a successful lookback challenge, prior-conviction validity challenge, or strong suppression motion that gives the prosecution reason to negotiate.

Can I get a Rhode Island third-offense DUI reduced to a second offense?[RI DUI Laws](https://riduilaws.com/author/admin_xxgjem88/)2026-10-29T22:21:28+00:00