| Everyone makes mistakes from time to time. | | | | subsequent DUI convictions are felonies and can carry |
| Unfortunately, the law takes a rather extreme | | | | up to a $5,000 fine and 10 years of jail time.Some of |
| exception to DUIs, as they can endanger the lives and | | | | the DUI laws in Oklahoma affect those who are not |
| property of innocent people. However, because law | | | | even operating a vehicle. Merely sitting in a car or truck |
| enforcement takes such an extreme position on DUIs, | | | | with the keys in the ignition can net you a DUI if you |
| many innocent people often get caught under the | | | | have even the smallest amount of alcohol in your |
| wheels of justice.Determining the extent of a DUI is a | | | | system. College students are also likely targets of DUI |
| complicated and often controversial process. | | | | police sweeps, although many of them do not |
| Breathalyzer, field sobriety, blood, and urine tests do | | | | understand their rights under the law. Thousands of |
| not tell the entire story, and results from these tests | | | | students each year face stiff fines and penalties that |
| are frequently misunderstood. These tests can be | | | | can severely impact their education and their future, |
| misread, misinterpreted, or entirely disregarded, and | | | | but a dedicated and knowledgeable attorney can help |
| depending on the situation, lead to stiff penalties, fines, | | | | prevent years of agony and suffering.No one wants to |
| and jail time.It takes a special kind of attorney to | | | | go to jail, but going to jail on less than solid evidence is |
| understand the complexities of Oklahoma DUI laws. | | | | particularly upsetting. Let the attorneys at Atkins & |
| While every state has particular laws regarding driving | | | | Markoff help protect your rights through your DUI |
| under the influence, Oklahoma has a few special | | | | process.To learn more about hiring an Oklahoma DUI |
| statutes that can overwhelm less qualified or | | | | Lawyer or for more information on drunk driving in |
| experienced attorneys. For example, few people | | | | Oklahoma please visit our website at This article may |
| realize that the fines of a DUI conviction can be | | | | be freely reprinted as long as this resource box is |
| doubled if there was a passenger younger than 15 | | | | included and all links stay intact as hyperlinks. |
| years at the time of the incident. Furthermore, | | | | |