DUI concepts, explained
The ideas the license case and the court case are built on, explained one at a time.
Administrative license suspensionHow a license can be suspended or revoked after a DUI arrest before any conviction, when the action takes effect, and how it ties to the court case.DUI, DWI, OWI, OVI: What the Names MeanWhy impaired-driving offenses carry different names, with examples from the Texas, Arizona, Virginia and New York statutes that define them.Implied consent: what it means and why a test refusal has its own license consequenceWhat implied consent means, why a test refusal has its own license consequence, and how the advisory works in Arizona, Michigan and Texas.Lookback period: how Arkansas, Michigan and Nebraska license rules count earlier eventsHow administrative license rules in Arkansas, Michigan and Nebraska count earlier events within a stated window, and where each window is measured from.Per-se DUI: test-result grounds and impairment groundsHow a per-se, or test-result, DUI ground differs from an impairment ground, with examples from Arkansas, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska and Virginia statutes.Refusing a chemical testHow Arkansas, Michigan, Nebraska, Montana, New Jersey and Louisiana statutes describe a chemical-test refusal, license consequences and court treatment.Two cases after one arrest: the license case and the court caseHow Michigan, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Nebraska and others handle the license question after a DUI arrest, with the license case first.