Category: DUI / DWI Law Center

Nobody is condoning drinking and driving. Sometimes, however, normally law-abiding people have a momentarily lapse in judgment and get behind the wheel when they shouldn’t. According to the most recent statistics, about 23,000 people a year in Maryland are charged with a drunk driving related offense. There’s no need to sugarcoat it: DUI’s aren’t very […]

According to the most recent FBI statistics, about 7,000 people annually are charged with an OUI conviction in Maine each year. So if you’re among them, know that you’re not alone. A drunk driving charge can be embarrassing, complicated and expensive, but it doesn’t have to destroy your life. Information about what to expect is […]

In Louisiana, it is illegal for an adult over the age of 21 to operate a motor vehicle with a blood alcohol concentration level of .08% or above. This is the standard measurement found across the United States. Additionally, you can also get a DWI (Driving While Intoxicated) charge if your BAC is .02% or […]

Most DUI cases might seem like open and shut cases. When a police officer makes a traffic stop and the failed field sobriety test is caught on tape, the evidence appears overwhelming. However, no matter how much evidence there is, there is often at least one viable defense to a DUI charge. Below are some […]

Serious penalties are already carried by a standard garden-variety DUI charge. But fact presented in some situations can lead to even more severe penalties than those imposed for a normal DUI/DWI conviction. The existence of some aggravating facts in such a DUI case could lead to a substantial increase in penalties by increasing the length […]

Implied consent is a very controversial aspect of DUI law. Implied consent laws vary from state to state, but the basic concept is that by obtaining your driver’s license or simply by driving in that state, you have automatically given your consent to DUI tests such as the field sobriety test, breathalyzer, and blood or […]

Every state in the United States requires drivers to maintain some form of financial responsibility in order to operate or register a motor vehicle. Financial responsibility means that the driver has some method of paying for property damage and injuries caused to others. Although some states allow motorists to post cash or bonds as financial […]