Walk It Through: The Hardship Question
A drug DUI charge, a refusal or not, a hardship license for work, and what the prosecutor can say.
A driver is charged with DUI for a prescription drug that impaired driving, and is asked for a blood test.
Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.
A drug based DUI with a test taken and a job at stake. An alcohol DUI, where the interlock license is the only path, is covered in its own walkthrough.
A practice walkthrough, not a prediction of how any real one will go. Legal information, not legal advice.
Words this turns on
Terms with a legal meaning that is narrower than the everyday one. Each links to the definition and the authority behind it.
- Driving under the influenceDriving or being in physical control of a motor vehicle with an alcohol concentration of 0.08 or more, under the influence of alcohol or another substance that impairs driving, or with a listed controlled substance in the blood.
- Hardship licenseLimited driving privileges a sentencing court may grant for work, school, medical care or treatment during a suspension for a DUI under a substance other than alcohol.
- Ignition interlock licenseThe license a person may apply for at any time after a DUI suspension, including after a refusal, to drive a vehicle fitted with an ignition interlock.