A DUI charge doesn't have to define your future. The consequences are serious, but with the right defense, outcomes can often be improved. Understand your options.
Expert information to help you understand your rights and options
DUI charges carry serious consequences including jail time, license suspension, fines, and permanent criminal records. However, many DUI cases have viable defenses that can reduce or eliminate charges. Learn about DUI defense strategies, your constitutional rights, and fighting these charges.
Some states allow DUI expungement after completing sentences and waiting periods, while others permanently prohibit removal. Expungement restores many opportunities closed by conviction. Learn about DUI expungement eligibility, requirements, and the process.
DUI triggers both administrative license suspension through DMV and potential criminal suspension upon conviction—often before any court date. Quick action may preserve driving privileges. Learn about license suspension procedures and requesting hearings.
Blood tests are considered more accurate than breath tests, but face challenges including chain of custody issues, contamination, fermentation, and improper storage. Successful challenges can exclude blood evidence. Learn about blood test defenses in DUI cases.
Breathalyzer results can be inaccurate due to machine calibration errors, operator mistakes, medical conditions, or environmental factors. Challenging breath test reliability is a common defense strategy. Learn about breathalyzer defenses and suppressing BAC evidence.
Field sobriety tests are subjective and frequently produce false positives due to medical conditions, nervousness, weather, or improper administration. Failed tests can be challenged effectively. Learn about FST limitations and defending against test results.
DUI penalties vary dramatically between states—some impose mandatory jail time for first offenses, others allow diversion programs. Understanding your state penalties helps prepare for potential outcomes. Review state-specific DUI consequences and sentencing factors.
DUI accidents causing injury or death result in serious felony charges including vehicular assault, vehicular manslaughter, or DUI murder in some states. Prison sentences can exceed 10 years. Learn about defending injury DUI cases and potential consequences.
DUI becomes a felony based on prior convictions, high BAC, accidents causing injury or death, or having children in the vehicle. Felony DUI carries prison time and permanent felony records. Understand when DUI escalates to felony charges and defense strategies.
First offense DUI is often treated more leniently than repeat offenses, but still carries significant consequences. Many first-time offenders qualify for diversion programs that can avoid conviction. Learn about first DUI defenses, typical outcomes, and protecting your record.