Thursday May 3, 2007
Ashley Lopez/Pacificcoastnews.com
L.A. prosecutors are recommending that Paris Hilton be jailed for 45 days for violating terms of her probation, stemming from an alcohol-related reckless driving conviction.
According to the Associated Press, in documents filed Monday in Superior Court, prosecutors are seeking to have Hilton’s license suspended for an additional four months.
They also asked that the heiress stay away from alcohol for 90 days and wear a device that will monitor her intake.
The recommendation will be reviewed by a judge when Hilton appears for a probation violation hearing on Friday. The maximum penalty is 90 days in jail.
Hilton, 26, pleaded no contest in January to reckless driving stemming from a Sept. 7 arrest in Hollywood. She was sentenced to 36 months probation, alcohol education and $1,500 in fines.
She was pulled over by California Highway Patrol on Jan. 15.
Officers informed Hilton she was driving on a suspended license and she signed a document acknowledging she was not to drive, according to court papers.
She was pulled over by Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies on Feb. 27 for speeding and driving without her headlights, at which time she was charged with violating her probation.
Hilton's spokesman, Elliot Mintz, told the AP that she wasn't aware that her license was suspended when she was pulled over.
Prosecutors say by signing the document after the first incident Hilton knew she was not allowed to drive. They also note that as of April 17 she had yet to enroll in the alcohol education program.
"These violations demonstrate Hilton's disregard for the vehicle laws of this state as well as for the conditions of her probation," the court filing said. "This court should ... include imprisonment as a condition of reinstating her probation."
Click here to see the actual court documents.
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