If you provided a breath test and it was below .15 your license will be confiscated and you should receive a "Temporary Driving Permit." You will be given a court date and a court to report to approximately one month from your arrest. You will be charged with a Class B Misdemeanor DWI. Your bondsman will tell you to call once per week, and report all court date changes. You will have 15 days from the date of your arrest to request an administrative hearing on your driver's license. If you do not request it, your license will be suspended for 90 days on the 40 th day following your arrest.
You should contact a lawyer within 15 days to help you with the administrative hearing request, and to enter appearance as counsel before the court date.
If you provided a breath test and it was .15 or greater your license will be confiscated and you should receive a "Temporary Driving Permit." You will be given a court date and a court to report to approximately one month from your arrest. You will be charged with a Class A Misdemeanor DWI. You may later be required to have an ignition interlock device on your car. Your bondsman will tell you to call once per week, and report all court date changes. You will have 15 days from the date of your arrest to request an administrative hearing on your driver's license. If you do not request it, your license will be suspended for 90 days on the 40 th day following your arrest.
You should contact a lawyer within 15 days to help you with the administrative hearing request, and to enter appearance as counsel before the court date.
You are one of the lucky few. Your license will be confiscated and you should receive a "Temporary Driving Permit." You will be given a court date and a court to report to approximately one month from your arrest. Your bondsman will tell you to call once per week, and report all court date changes. You will have 15 days from the date of your arrest to request an administrative hearing on your driver's license. If you do not request it, your license will be suspended for 180 days on the 40 th day following your arrest.
You should contact a lawyer within 15 days to help you with the administrative hearing request, and to enter appearance as counsel before the court date.
If you refused a breath test and later took a blood test, your license may or may not be confiscated. If it is confiscated you should receive a "Temporary Driving Permit." You may be given a court date and a court to report to approximately one month from your arrest. You may or may not be charged with a Class B Misdemeanor DWI. If you are charged, your bondsman will tell you to call once per week, and report all court date changes. You will have 15 days from the date of your arrest to request an administrative hearing on your driver's license. If you do not request it, your license will be suspended for 180 days on the 40 th day following your arrest.
The results of the blood test may be returned to the District Attorney's office any time between 3 weeks and 7 months depending upon the laboratory it was sent to. If it comes back below .15 you will be charged with a Class B Misdemeanor DWI, and if you were not charged before, a warrant will be issued for your arrest.
If it comes back above .15 you will be charged with a Class A Misdemeanor DWI, and if you were not charged before, a warrant will be issued for your arrest. You may be required to have an ignition interlock installed on your vehicle.
After your first encounter with the law on this DWI, you should contact a lawyer within 15 days to help you with the administrative hearing request, and to enter appearance as counsel before the court date or even if you are not given a court date.
Go to a lawyer if you had an accident, and no one else was hurt except you, and you were taken to the hospital with a policeman. You will not be arrested, but you will be given a form stating that you will be charged with DWI. If you are not given the form but you were given some other papers from a policeman, you will be charged with a DWI later. A warrant will be issued for your arrest later.
Why did you take the breath test it this time? Be prepared to answer that question with your lawyer. This is not merely a joke.
Your license will be confiscated and you should receive a "Temporary Driving Permit." You will be given a court date and a court to report to approximately one month from your arrest. You will be charged with a Class A Misdemeanor DWI. Your bondsman will tell you to call once per week, and report all court date changes. You will have 15 days from the date of your arrest to request an administrative hearing on your driver's license. If you do not request it, your license will be suspended for one year on the 40 th day following your arrest.
You will be ordered by the magistrate to have an ignition interlock placed on your car, and you will be required to return to Pre-trial Services for orientation on the device. At that time you will be given a date by which to have it installed
You should contact a lawyer within 15 days to help you with the administrative hearing request, and to enter appearance as counsel before the court date.
You are incredibly lucky! Your license will be confiscated and you should receive a "Temporary Driving Permit." You will be given a court date and a court to report to approximately one month from your arrest. Your bondsman will tell you to call once per week, and report all court date changes. You will have 15 days from the date of your arrest to request an administrative hearing on your driver's license. If you do not request it, your license will be suspended for 2 years on the 40 th day following your arrest.
You will be ordered by the magistrate to have an ignition interlock placed on your car, and you will be required to return to Pre-trial Services for orientation on the device. At that time you will be given a date by which to have it installed.
You should contact a lawyer within 15 days to help you with the administrative hearing request, and to enter appearance as counsel before the court date.
If you refused a breath test and later took a blood test, your license may or may not be confiscated. If it is confiscated you should receive a "Temporary Driving Permit." You may be given a court date and a court to report to approximately one month from your arrest. You may or may not be charged with a Class A Misdemeanor DWI. If you are charged with a Class A Misdemeanor DWI you will be ordered to have an ignition inter lock installed on your vehicle.
If your prior DWI was out of county or out of State, it may take some time for the State to charge you with the ultimate offense. In the mean time you may be charged with a Class B Misdemeanor. If you are charged, your bondsman will tell you to call once per week, and report all court date changes. You will have 15 days from the date of your arrest to request an administrative hearing on your driver's license.
If you do not request it, your license will be suspended for 2 years on the 40 th day following your arrest.
The results of the blood test may be returned to the District Attorney's office any time between 3 weeks and 7 months depending upon the laboratory it was sent to. If it comes back below .15 you will be charged with a Class A Misdemeanor DWI, and if you were not previously charged, a warrant will be issued for your arrest.
If it comes back above .15 you will be charged with a Class A Misdemeanor DWI, and if you were not previously charged, a warrant will be issued for your arrest. You will be required to have an ignition interlock installed on your vehicle.
After your first encounter with the law on this DWI, you should contact a lawyer within 15 days to help you with the administrative hearing request, and to enter appearance as counsel before the court date or even if you are not given a court date.
If you refused a breath test and later took a blood test, your license may or may not be confiscated. If it is confiscated you should receive a "Temporary Driving Permit." You may be given a court date and a court to report to approximately one month from your arrest. You will probably be charged right away with a FELONY DWI. You will be ordered to have an ignition inter lock installed on your vehicle, and usually there will be a motion filed by the State to make it a condition of your bond that you be ORDERED by the court not to drink alcohol at all. In cases of multiple prior DWI convictions, particularly if you have been to prison, the court will order GPS tracking and sometimes house arrest.
If your prior DWIs were out of county or out of State, it may take some time for the State to charge you with the ultimate offense. In the mean time you will be charged with a felony. If you are charged, your bondsman will tell you to call once per week, and report all court date changes. You will have 15 days from the date of your arrest to request an administrative hearing on your driver's license.
If you do not request it, your license will be suspended for 2 years on the 40 th day following your arrest.
The results of the blood test may be returned to the District Attorney's office any time between 3 weeks and 7 months depending upon the laboratory it was sent to. The level of the alcohol concentration is irrelevant unless it is below .08. Even if it is below .08 the case will be prosecuted if there are other substances, including prescription drugs, found in your blood. If you were not previously charged, a warrant will be issued for your arrest after copies of the prior judgments and the blood test results are received by the DA.
After your first encounter with the law on this DWI, you should contact a lawyer within 15 days to help you with the administrative hearing request, and to enter appearance as counsel before the court date or even if you are not given a court date. Be certain to give your lawyer as much information as you can about your prior cases! Tell your lawyer immediately if there was no warrant to take your blood!
INTOXICATION ASSAULT/INTOXICATION MANSLAUGHTER/FELONY MURDER
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In these cases breath tests are usually not an issue, and the police will attempt to obtain blood as soon as possible. There is a good legal question concerning whether a warrant for blood search is required, even if you are taken to a hospital.
If you refused a breath test and later took a blood test, your license may or may not be confiscated. If it is confiscated you should receive a "Temporary Driving Permit." You may be given a court date and a court to report to approximately one month from your arrest. You will probably be charged right away with a FELONY. You will be ordered to have an ignition inter lock installed on your vehicle, and usually there will be a motion filed by the State to make it a condition of your bond that you be ORDERED by the court not to drink alcohol at all. In cases of multiple prior DWI convictions, particularly if you have been to prison, the court will order GPS tracking and sometimes house arrest. Even if there are no prior convictions a court may make GPS tracking and/or house arrest a condition of bond if there are one or more victims or a victim who died.
If your prior DWIs were out of county or out of State, it may take some time for the State to charge you with the ultimate offense. In the mean time you will be charged with a felony. If you are charged, your bondsman will tell you to call once per week, and report all court date changes. You will have 15 days from the date of your arrest to request an administrative hearing on your driver's license.
If you do not request it, your license will be suspended for 2 years on the 40 th day following your arrest.
The results of the blood test may be returned to the District Attorney's office any time between 3 weeks and 7 months depending upon the laboratory it was sent to. There will be an accident reconstruction and other investigations before an indictment will be filed. The level of the alcohol concentration is irrelevant unless it is below .08. Even if it is below .08 the case will be prosecuted if there are other substances, including prescription drugs, found in your blood. If you were not previously charged, a warrant will be issued for your arrest after copies of the prior judgments and the blood test results are received by the DA. These investigations can take months and frequently take over a year. The State has five years to present the case to a grand jury. The State has 180 days to file if you are in jail. If no case is filed, after 180 days you should be released from jail.
After your first encounter with the law on this DWI, you should contact a lawyer within 15 days to help you with the administrative hearing request, and to enter appearance as counsel before the court date or even if you are not given a court date. Be certain to give your lawyer as much information as you can about your prior cases! Tell your lawyer immediately if there was no warrant to take your blood!
Go to a lawyer if you had an accident, and no one else was hurt except you, and you were taken to the hospital with a policeman. You will not be arrested, but you will be given a form stating that you will be charged with DWI. If you are not given the form but you were given some other papers from a policeman, you will be charged with a DWI later. A warrant will be issued for your arrest later.