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==Arrest==
[[Image:JimPaulMugshot.jpg|thumb|right|100px|Pinellas County mugshot]]
[[Image:JimPaulMugshotWHYSOSERIOUS.jpg |thumb|leftright|100px|Jim Paul was originally cast as the Joker in 2008's The Dark Knight]]
Paul was arrested in South Florida on [[January 10]], [[2008]] and charged with DUI. He was stopped after a Pinellas County Sheriff’s deputy observed his vehicle "speeding and weaving dramatically" and submitted to a breath test, which reported a 0.128 percent [[Wikipedia:Blood alcohol content|blood alcohol level]], compared to Florida's legal limit of 0.08 percent.<ref>"Jim Paul arrested." ''Pensacola News Journal'', January 10, 2008.</ref> Paul initially entered a plea of not guilty, but changed his plea to no conteset in May 2008. Paul was sentenced to twelve months of probation and to pay a $650.54 fine. He was also sentenced to serve 50 hours of community service or pay the community service off at a rate of $10 per hour. He must also surrender his driver's license for six months and attend DUI school within ten months.
