| There are several different laws around DUI/DWI and | | | | a DUI in most instances. If a driver is arrested for either |
| each state varies on their punishment and regulations. | | | | of these instances it is classified as being arrested for |
| Both a DUI and DWI are terms that refer to operating | | | | drunk driving. Just because you do not feel like you are |
| a motor vehicle while being impaired by alcohol or | | | | drunk or impaired does not mean you will not be |
| drugs. The term DUI refers to "Driving Under the | | | | arrested for DUI/DWI. If you are above the legal limit |
| Influence" while the term DWI refers to "Driving While | | | | you can still be arrested or asked to do a sobriety test. |
| Intoxicated". In the United States, usually a DUI is the | | | | What is a sobriety test? |
| less significant charge of the two and relates directly | | | | A sobriety test (standardized field sobriety test) is |
| with the intoxication level of the driver. An intoxication | | | | commonly used by law officers to determine the level |
| level refers to the blood alcohol concentration (BAC) | | | | of the driver of a motor vehicle's sobriety. Although the |
| and is usually measured in a percentage. If you are | | | | sobriety test can be attested in court because it is bias |
| caught driving with a blood alcohol concentration over | | | | they often times are the deciding factor if you get |
| the states limit you will then be arrested. In all 50 states, | | | | arrested or not. This is another area your DUI attorney |
| .08% is the legal limit. | | | | can help you with in court. If you were given an unfair |
| If you are arrested for a DUI or DWI you should | | | | sobriety field test your lawyer can argue the result |
| contact a DUI attorney immediately. Usually with the | | | | from your sobriety test to not be one of the |
| help of a DUI attorney you can get a DWI reduced to | | | | determining factors in your sentence. |