DUI/DWI offenders in Belden, CA. are sometimes given the option to participate in a drug rehab facility as opposed to receiving other penalties for their alcohol or drug related criminal offenses. Penalties for these types of criminal offenses can occasionally be very serious, and may include being locked up in jail and significant fines and other significant costs associated with being in the court system for and/or found guilty of DUI/DWI. Often, especially for new offenders, the criminal justice system may decide that addressing the problems of alcohol and drug abuse in treatment is will prove more effective in the long term for full handling the problem. For DUI/DWI offenders in Belden, CA. that are lucky enough to be permitted to participate in this rehab process in lieu of other far more extreme consequences, a great number will remain out of the criminal justice system for good.