DUI/DWI offenders in Tintah are sometimes given the chance to take advantage of a drug and alcohol rehabilitation program instead of penalties for their drug or alcohol related criminal offenses. Penalties for such offenses can ordinarily be quite harsh, and may include being locked up in jail and substantial fines and various absorbitant costs associated with being prosecuted and/or found guilty of DUI/DWI. Frequently, particularly for new offenders, the judge finds that treating the problems of drug or alcohol abuse in treatment is a better decision in the long run for full handling the problem. For DUI/DWI offenders in Tintah that are lucky enough to be permitted to participate in this rehab process instead of other more serious punishment, most will remain out of the court system for good.