DUI (Driving under the influence) in Chicago can be best described when a driver is impaired in general or basic driving skills due to intoxication, from either drugs or alcohol or a mixture of both, causing him/her to drive a vehicle in a potentially dangerous manner.
The legal limit of BAC (Blood alcohol concentration) under statute for DUI in Chicago is 0.08% for non-commercial drivers. Any figure above that will cause officers to arrest an individual on the charge of DUI. For an arrest, the officers can determine intoxication through chemical testing also called the BAC test which can be obtained through blood, breath or urine. Other methods include field sobriety tests, breath analyzers and motor skills tests.
A DUI attorney in Chicago should be hired so that even a first time penalty should not become a problem.
A first time DUI or even a second time DUI is normally charged as a Misdemeanor, but a third time will generally be taken as a Felony (serious offence). A first time DUI is punishable up to 364 days in jail and $2500 fine, but this is usually not the case as court supervision is granted. However, a DUI conviction carries an obligatory license suspension for up to a minimum of 1 year. The harshness of the penalty depends largely on the offence’s severity. The more severe the offence committed the more severe the penalty.
Apart from the fine and license suspension, penalties can also be given in the form of rehabilitation and individual deterrence that is why you should hire a DUI attorney. For these purposes, devices like ignition interlock and meetings like MADD (moms against drunk driving) are introduced to prevent a future DUI from occurring.
Originally posted 2016-12-11 13:59:45.