More than 20 Ways to Lose your License

As anyone who has lost their license can attest, the privilege to drive is something many of us take for granted. All 50 States have a Governmental Department (such as the Department of Revenue or Motor Vehicles) that monitors driving privileges, and has the ability to suspend driving privileges.

How to Beat a Colorado DUI

Ok, so you’ve been issued a ticket in Colorado for Driving Under the Influence (DUI) or Driving While Ability Impaired (DWAI). Take a deep breath; its not the end of the world. In fact, there may be a way to beat your case entirely.

Driving Drunk in America: DUI Lawyers Needed

Some of the states now have 2 different statutory DUI offenses. The first is the traditional offense, variously called driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI), driving while intoxicated/ impaired (DWI) or operating while intoxicated/ impaired (OWI). The second offense involves driving with a blood-alcohol concentration (BAC) of 0.08% (previously 0.10%) or higher (the USA allows the highest BAC in the world). The first offense requires proof of intoxication, although evidence of BAC is received in a court of law as rebuttably presumptive evidence of that intoxication; the second requires only proof of BAC at the time of being in physical control of a motor vehicle. Interestingly, while someone may be convicted of both offenses, they may only be punished for one.

DUI Lawyer

DUI Lawyers agree that Drinking and Driving is not a premeditated crime. Most people do not think “And tonight I drink to drive,” people who make decisions only after consuming alcohol. Dui Law should be considered in the unfortunate event that you have been pulled by law.

A Drunk Driving Arrest In CA

California Vehicle Code section 23152, sections (a) and (b) state in pertinent part: It is a misdemeanor to drive under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs and it is a misdemeanor to drive with .08% or more of alcohol in your blood. It is important to keep in mind that the law in California allows for a defendant who is charged with drinking and driving to be convicted of both offenses. Additionally, California has a felony DUI law for situations in which someone suffers injury as a result of a drunk driving incident. Further, the California penal code also contains a vehicular manslaughter provision in the event that the drinking and driving incident results in someone’s death.