SOME FACTS EVERYONE NEEDS TO KNOW ABOUT DRUNK DRIVING.
Drunk driving is technically referred to as DUI which stands for driving under the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance to the extent that your normal faculties are impaired. Even though most people arrested for DUI are generally nice people in the wrong place at the wrong time, DUI has long been considered a serious threat to public safety. This is because DUIs can kill people.
The most common means of proving impairment is by breath test which theoretically determines the percentage of alcohol in your blood. When arrested for DUI, the police will request you submit to a breath test. If your blood alcohol content is at least .08% or if you refuse to submit to a breath test, then the police take your license on the spot. For people under 21 years of age .02 is the legal limit. Your DUI citation will serve as your temporary permit to drive but only for a period of 10 days. After that your license will be suspended and you will not be eligible for an employment permit for an additional 30 days if you take the breath test or 90 days if you refuse the breath test. This can be contested before the Department of Motor Vehicles.
The DUI law is designed to be harsh. The previous paragraph only describes what happens before you even get to court. The DUI statute is very specific about the numerous other penalties you must suffer upon conviction such as jail time, mandatory community service, probation, prolonged driver's license suspension and compulsory driver improvement school to name a few. Repeat offenders are treated even more severely.
I am often asked in social settings about how to beat a DUI. There is one foolproof way of doing this. Simply, do not drink and drive. That is the most effective way of avoiding a DUI. Even if your blood alcohol level is as low as .05%, you can find yourself under arrest. Practically speaking, many people are at risk after only one beer. Remember, a taxi is about ten thousand dollars cheaper than costs, fines, fees, and increased insurance rates which directly stem from a DUI arrest.
Brevard County Criminal Defense & DUI/DWUI Attorney
If you or someone you care about has an alcohol or substance abuse problem, then seek out help. Please feel free to contact my office for assistance in locating help or if you have additional questions about the DUI law or any other legal matter at (321)724-5600 or email mark@gagerlaw.com
Attorney Mark Anthony Gager serves clients throughout the Brevard County, Florida area including the communities of Melbourne, West Melbourne, Melbourne Beach, Palm Bay, Indialantic, Indian Harbour Beach, Satellite Beach, Cocoa Beach, Cocoa, Rockledge, Cape Canaveral, Titusville, Sebastian, and Barefoot Bay, Florida.
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