Walk It Through: The First DUI in Circuit Court
A plea on a first offense, a high reading, an interlock license, and the drive to work that follows.
A first DUI charge comes to court. The test read well above 0.08.
Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.
A first offense with no crash. A second or later DUI, a crash with serious injury, and a commercial license are left to the penalty page.
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.
- Controlled substanceA drug listed in the schedules of the controlled substances act, unlawful to possess unless obtained from or on a valid prescription of a practitioner.
- Driving under the influenceDriving or having actual physical control of a vehicle with an alcohol concentration of 0.08 or more, or under the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance to a degree that makes a person incapable of safely driving.
- FelonyA crime that can be punished by death or by imprisonment for more than one year. Every other crime is a misdemeanor.
- Ignition interlock restricted licenseThe license a person suspended for an alcohol related driving violation applies for, allowing driving only in a vehicle with a working, certified interlock.