In Maryland, an officer can charge you with driving under the influence (DUI) if your blood alcohol content (BAC) level during a traffic stop test is at least .08%. You might think you’ll be fine for as long as you don’t hit .08%. However, the state is strict when it...
Drinking and driving do not mix, but when they do, a driving under the influence (DUI) charge in Maryland can result in criminal penalties and license sanctions. To prevent the possibility of succumbing to a life of crime, you must seek your right to legal counsel to...
Driving under the influence (DUI) charges are handed out to drivers whose blood alcohol concentration (BAC) levels hit .08% or who are significantly impaired by a controlled substance. Illicit drugs and alcohol will undoubtedly lead to DUI charges, but drivers can...
If you’re a resident of Maryland and are facing your first DUI or DWI charge, you’re going to be feeling concerned about what the next steps will be. A conviction for drinking and driving is likely to have personal and possibly even professional consequences. It’s a...
In the case of a DUI traffic stop, the officer needs to have a reason to pull the car over prior to doing so. This is to prevent police officers from randomly stopping cars until they find a drunk driver. That being said, they do not have to have evidence of...
In many cases, a police officer who pulls you over on suspicion of drunk driving will ask you to do field sobriety tests. They may use these if they don’t have a portable breath test or simply as a way to determine if you’re intoxicated before giving you that test....
Summer is almost here and with it comes a season full of parties, festivals, barbecues and weddings. As the celebrations begin, the police will be setting up sobriety checkpoints throughout the country. Their aim is to identify impaired drivers in order to keep the...
You've had a few drinks with your friends, and you can slightly feel the buzz from the alcohol. But your group of friends has very consistent drinking habits, so you certainly don't feel drunk. Your alcohol tolerance is high enough that you're just buzzed. If you were...
Most traffic law enforcement occurs on a case-by-case basis. If police officer spots someone driving erratically or breaking the law, they will pull that person over and likely cite them. Sometimes, like when they suspect impaired driving, they could arrest the...
Unless you cause a crash or hurt someone, a police officer can't summarily arrest you for suspected drunk driving. They need to develop probable cause to request further testing. How the driver answers a few questions about their behavior that day could give a police...
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