Walk It Through: The Stop After the Rodeo
A weave on the way home, a test directed after the arrest, a choice of blood or urine, and a second test at the hospital.
After the rodeo, a driver who had a few beers is stopped for weaving and then arrested for DUI.
Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.
The night of a DUI arrest and the suspension that follows. The criminal case and its sentence are walked in the next 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.
- Chemical testThe test of blood, breath or urine an officer directs after a DUI arrest. If blood or urine is directed, the person may usually choose which.
- 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.