DUI/DWI offenders in Palmer Lake are occasionally given the option to participate in an alcohol and drug rehabilitation program instead of consequences for their alcohol or drug related crimes. The punishment for such offenses can occasionally be very extreme, including jail time and serious fines and even absorbitant costs associated with being prosecuted and/or convicted of DUI/DWI. Often, especially for first time offenders, the judge will decide that addressing the problems of drug or alcohol addiction in drug rehab is going to be more effective in the long term for full handling the problem. For DUI/DWI offenders in Palmer Lake who are fortunate enough to be allowed to take part in this rehab process in lieu of other far more serious punishment, most will stay out of the court system permanently.