dwi/owi

Driving Under the Influence (DUI) carries many immediate consequences, including penalties such as driver’s license suspension, fines, probation, jail time, ignition interlock device installation, drug and alcohol classes, or an alcohol home monitoring unit. But there are long-term consequences, as well, and one of those is the effect of the offense on your driving and […]

If you’ve been charged with a Driving Under the Influence (DUI) charge, you could face consequences that affect you for the rest of your life. Unfortunately – although it isn’t something that happens all the time – you could also face jail time. This is one reason it’s crucial that you have an experienced DUI […]

Most people are aware of what’s at stake if they are caught drinking and driving. Besides the dangers associated with drunk drivers, you also face a number of fines and penalties if you end up with a drunk driving charge in Wisconsin. In fact, there’s a chance that your Driving Under the Influence (DUI) charge […]

When the police make a traffic stop in Wisconsin on suspicion of drunk driving, one of the things they will often do is ask the driver to submit to field sobriety tests (FSTs). Unlike the breathalyzer test, in Wisconsin, unless you are a commercial driver, you are not required to submit to the FSTs. Wisconsin’s […]

On March 23, 2017, Utah governor Gary Herbert signed into law a bill that will reduce the state’s blood alcohol concentration (BAC) limit for drunk driving from 0.08 percent to 0.05 percent. The new law is set to take effect in December of next year. The change makes Utah the only state in the nation […]

Following last year’s enactment of a new law making a fourth drunk-driving offense a felony (and imposing harsher penalties for subsequent drunk driving charges), this year, Wisconsin lawmakers are seeking to impose even harsher penalties for certain drunk driving-related crimes. Three new bills were introduced in February by Representative Jim Ott and Senator Alberta Darling, […]