IMPORTANT DUI INFORMATION
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TEN DAY PERMIT: Police officers are required by law to seize and suspend the driver’s license of most persons charged with DUI. The DUI ticket serves as a 10 day temporary general purposes driving permit.

ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING: A review hearing needs to be requested within 10 days of the date of arrest. A temporary work permit is given if the driver is eligible. There are many defenses that apply to Administrative Hearings.

ADMINISTRATIVE SUSPENSION: The breath or blood test results over a .08 result in a minimum of a six (6) month administrative driver’s license suspension, and sometimes can be extended to one (1) year, depending on the driving history. Refusal to take the breath test results in a one (1) year to eighteen (18) month driver’s license suspension.

BUSINESS PURPOSES (WORK) PERMIT: There is a thirty (30) day waiting period, if an Administrative Hearing is lost, to obtain a work permit on a breath or blood reading over .08, or the same thirty (30) day wait applies if no hearing is requested. In the case of a refusal, there is a ninety (90) day wait to get a work permit on a first refusal, and no permit is available for a second or subsequent refusal. No permit is available if two (2) or more DUI convictions exist, or the license is suspended for any other reason.

DUI SCHOOL: Usually the office advises clients to attend the DUI School immediately. It is necessary to get a driver’s license reinstated, and is also a mandatory part of any DUI sentence. This office can provide you information on the costs, address and phone numbers for the DUI School closest to you.

EVIDENCE IN DUI CASES: The most common forms of evidence are: (1) Breath, Blood or Urine results are always important; (2) Video, if applicable; (3) The Defendant’s admissions, if any; (4) Driving pattern; (5) Police officer observations.

DUI SENTENCES: There is no mandatory jail on a first offense, but it may be imposed at the judge’s discretion. Second and subsequent offenses are more likely to result in jail unless successfully defended. Other mandatory penalties will be explained on a case by case basis.

OUT OF STATE OR OUT OF AREA DRIVER: Your situation is unique and needs an individualized explanation by a DUI attorney.