First DWI Offense

You ask several questions and I will endeavor to answer each of them. Are you able to obtain a court appointed lawyer? Yes, since you seem...

No, you should not be able to get relicensed in Virginia without completing the Virginia Alcohol Safety Action Program (VASAP) - or some other...

If I am stopped by the police, should I take a preliminary breath test?

While the question of whether you SHOULD take a preliminary breath test (PBT) is a difficult one to answer without more information about a...

Is a Blood Alcohol Certificate with an omission considered substantially flawless?

Under Virginia law, the government must prove that the operator had a valid license at the time the breath test was administered. This omission...

When you are issued a drivers license by a state, it allows you to drive in all states because other states have agreed to give full faith and...

Does Virginia's new evidentiary breath tester have the ability to discern between Diabetics and Drunks?

The question you ask, stated another way, is whether Virginia's "new" DUI / DWI breath test machine is specific for ethanol. The answer is no. ...

I have three years of criminal probation i got a dui is that breaking probation

Yes. Although you don't state what your conditions of probation are, generally any period of probation includes a condition that the probationer...

Can i be charged for a dui and public intoxation at the same time

In Virginia, as least theoretically, the answer is yes. Since both being Intoxicated in Public (IIP) and DUI both have an element of proof that...

If I have been stopped for possible DUI should I do the field tests?

No, it is generally not in your best interest to perform so-called field sobriety tests. Officers will probably adminster the exercises and...

If I have been stopped for possible DUI should I do the field tests?

No, it is generally not in your best interest to perform so-called field sobriety tests. Officers will probably adminster the exercises and...