| According information given by the California | | | | how you feel. These classes can be taken either |
| Department of Motor Vehicles, as of January 1, 2007, | | | | online or through your local Department of Motor |
| if you request an out-of-house / public driving record | | | | Vehicles. There are two ways insurance companies |
| printout, any DUI offense on your record will appear for | | | | generally deal with customers convicted of DUI. The |
| 10 years from the violation date. If you have driver's | | | | problem is, you get just as drunk on a few beers. |
| license, you have already implied your consent to this | | | | Or if you go to a party, set a time that you're leaving, |
| test. Thanks to Arizona's new drunk driving laws, even | | | | and quit drinking a few hours before you leave, to give |
| first time offenders could land themselves in prison. | | | | yourself time to sober up. At many places, they even |
| Second, your auto insurer may cancel your insurance | | | | conduct a breath test to find out on the spot whether |
| mid-term or terminate the policy at the end of the term | | | | it is allowable for the person to drive. One of the most |
| because of your DUI conviction, especially if you are | | | | significant changes is the mandatory 45 day jail |
| currently in a preferred class. | | | | sentence for first timers that are found to have a |
| It's a sobering thought for many Arizona residents and | | | | blood alcohol level of twice the legal limit or higher. |
| rightfully so. 08 on the breathalyzer (which is the legal | | | | Many states allow you to choose the test, so you |
| limit in most states), but it never takes more than two | | | | should know that a blood test tends to be the most |
| or three drinks. In most cases, this is a bad idea. The | | | | accurate. Stay in your car unless asked to step out. |
| economic loss is estimated at upwards of $547 million. | | | | Also worth mentioning is that a DUI can prove to be |
| It's dark, and you're in a well-lit neighborhood. Even if | | | | horrific for your car insurance rates and sometimes it |
| your brain thinks you reacted immediately, you | | | | can make you lose your policy or make you |
| probably didn't. However, the officer may make you | | | | uninsurable. The humor made Otis loveable, but his |
| feel as though you need to answer questions. When | | | | problem was anything but loveable. |
| you get pulled over for a DUI, the cop doesn't care | | | | |