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Reader’s Question:

I don’t know how serious DUI offense is and I also don’t know its legal definition. If in case I drink and drive here in Sunrise, Florida, how can I be charged with DUI?

Jackie

Sunrise, FL

DUI is a very serious offense that any person charged with it should not take for granted. If you get charged for DUI there in Sunrise, Florida, you are risking your driver’s license, your freedom and possibly, your job and future job opportunities. To define DUI, it is unlawful for any person to drive or operate any motor vehicle if a person has a blood alcohol content of 0.08% or more or while a person is under the influence of alcohol, any narcotic drug or any other self administered intoxicant.

You can be found guilty of driving under the influence if your blood alcohol level when you were driving was 0.08 or higher, as determined by a chemical test and this is called the “per se” statute. You can also be found guilty or DUI if you are proven to be under the influence of alcohol or under the influence of drugs and this is called a presumption statute. If there is no chemical evidence, the prosecutor can use your driving behavior and the field sobriety tests to establish you were under the influence.

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