DUI guides
How the license case and the court case work, explained stage by stage. Every figure lives on your state's page, with its source.
The stop and the arrestThe legal standards for a stop and an arrest, and what happens in the first days after.Testing and evidenceBreath, blood and urine testing, and how test evidence is examined in each proceeding.License and the DMVThe license case: the hearing, suspension and revocation, and getting a license back.The court processThe court case, stage by stage, and how it runs beside the license case.Penalties and sentencingHow sentence ranges are set by statute, and the factors that move a case between them.Pleas and diversionDiversion, reduced charges, and how a plea in court reaches the license case.Drugs and prescription medicationImpairment by drugs, prescription medication, and cannabis laws.Repeat offenses and felony DUIRepeat offenses, felony DUI, and driving during a suspension.CDL, underage, and out-of-state driversCommercial drivers, young drivers, and situations with consequences beyond the two cases.