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