| The entire country is on the same page when it | | | | may differ, and that the method in which the tests |
| comes to drunk driving: If your blood alcohol | | | | were taken can potentially be discredited, both of |
| concentration (BAC) is .08% or higher, you are legally | | | | which are points that your DUI attorney can use as |
| drunk. This is the standard for every state, including | | | | ammunition to get your case reduced or thrown out. |
| Arizona. The dui consequences of this state are very | | | | 4. Keep your cool at all times, and don’t offer any |
| severe, including lengthy jail sentences, large fines, and | | | | information that‘s not requested by the officer. |
| the long-term suspension of your driver’s license. | | | | Have you seen the recent story online about a guy |
| | | | who was just being questioned about something else |
| 1. Never, ever drive for at least one hour after drinking. | | | | but, because he lost his cool and punched the police |
| Your BAC will be at it’s highest within the same | | | | officer, he was arrested for DUI? |
| hour that you drank. There is a significant decrease in | | | | 5. Know Arizona’s DUI laws. Did you know that |
| your BAC within the second hour after drinking, | | | | you don’t have to be drunk to be convicted of an |
| regardless of your height, weight, or other factors. | | | | DUI in Arizona? You can also be convicted of driving |
| 2. If you’re pulled over in Arizona, don’t answer | | | | under the influence if you’ve been taking drugs, |
| any law enforcement questions that relate to drinking. | | | | whether they are illegal, prescribed, or over the |
| If you’re asked, “Have you been drinking?”, it | | | | counter! How about if you’re under 21 years old? If |
| is your right to say that you wish your attorney to be | | | | you’re under 21, your legal limit isn’t .08 BAC - |
| present before answering any questions. Don’t | | | | it’s 0.0 BAC. That’s right - you can’t have |
| admit to anything without your DUI defense attorney | | | | ANY alcohol in your system … none. Did you know |
| advising you first. | | | | that if your driver’s license is suspended because |
| | | | you’ve been convicted of a dui that you must get |
| 3. If you submitted to a chemical test of your blood or | | | | SR22 insurance in order to have your license |
| urine, always request that a second, independent test | | | | reinstated? Knowing the law is really the best defense |
| at an independent location conducted by another | | | | to help keep you from being caught in the web. |
| testing company. The fact that the results of the tests | | | | |