If you were ARRESTED for DUI, here's what happens next: Your Utah driver license was confiscated by the arresting officer and replaced with a citation that serves as a temporary license that expires in 29 days (if out-of-state license then you keep it); Your vehicle was likely … [Read more...] about Saving Your License
DMV Procedures
Ignition Interlock Devices (IID)
Even First Time DUI Convictions Require an IID Installation But this is just the start of the potential problems that follow these devices. False positives, long term memory with auto-download and forwarding features, and permissible starting at anything under .025 BAC present very real … [Read more...] about Ignition Interlock Devices (IID)
Probation: Supervised & Unsupervised
On Any First Time DUI Or Charge Of Impaired Driving: The law requires that minimum mandatory penalties be applied, including Probation which comes in two flavors: Unsupervised, also called "Court Probation" and Supervised also sometimes called "your life as you know it is over" probation, thus the … [Read more...] about Probation: Supervised & Unsupervised
Impaired Driving 41-6a-502.5 (1) (a&b)
Understanding the reduced charge of Impaired Driving (ID) under 41-6a-502.5 (1) (a) and (b). There are five important things to note about the reduced charge of Impaired Driving: (1) ID comes in two flavors depending on your BAC and other thing, an (a) that is reversionary to a full DUI during the … [Read more...] about Impaired Driving 41-6a-502.5 (1) (a&b)
Utah DUI’s and Gov. Security Clearances Or Military Enlistment
If You Hold A Security Clearance Of Secret Or Better either directly, as a member of the armed services, or by virtue of you being employed by a company that holds a contract with the NSA, or Hill AFB, you are a special needs client because you may have affirmative duties to report the police … [Read more...] about Utah DUI’s and Gov. Security Clearances Or Military Enlistment
DUI Emotions And Paranoid Dreams
If You Are Normal You Will Have Emotional Swings That May Convince You That You Are Going Crazy: Don't rush off to the doctor just yet for that prescription for sleeping pills and anti-depressants (which at least one client did which led to another DUI a week later). Instead, accept that you made a … [Read more...] about DUI Emotions And Paranoid Dreams