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DUI Lawyers
A DUI lawyer in New York can help with dui arrests and drunk driving charges. These New York dui lawyers specialize in dui and dwi cases and will help you through the process of negotiation with the district attorney.
DUI Law Practice
- Under the influence of drugs
- DUI arrests
- Car accident
- Criminal defense
- Drunk driving
- Sobriety test
- Drug recognition tests
- Alcohol impairment
- Suspension of driver’s license
- Jail time
- Fines and assessments
- SR-22
- Employment issues
- Auto insurance problems
- Alcohol or drug program
- Probation
- DUI convictions
- Criminal record
- Medical condition
- Drug impairment
Scott R. Spindel, New York drunk driving lawyer handles drunk driving cases, drug possession, narcotics, theft, grand larceny, white collar fraud, embezzlement, sex offenses, arson and conspiracy cases.
Myles L. Berman is a successful and aggressive DUI - Drunk Driving defense lawyer. His law practice has a national reputation for the successful representation of many clients charged with DUI in New York.
New York DUI lawyers and attorneys that can protect you during your criminal DUI defense case and DMV license suspension hearing. Criminal Defense Attorneys & Law Firms, New York DUI Attorneys.
New York DUI defense attorneys provides a DUI attorney guide to New York DUI laws, DMV license suspensions, breathalyzers and more.
DUI and drunk driving laws are becoming more severe in the USA. The legal limit is .08 percent blood alcohol content across the country. Drunk driving and DUI punishments have increased along with longer jail time, more expensive fines, higher car insurance premiums, increased drivers license suspensions, required alcohol schools and ignition locking.
Surrounding New York Areas and Cities
Manhattan Lawyers
AGGRAVATED DRIVING WHILE INTOXICATED
A-DWI (.18 and higher Blood Alcohol Content [BAC]) |
| CONVICTION |
FINE ONLY* |
JAIL SENTENCE |
LICENSE ACTION** |
1st Offense
(Misdemeanor) |
Minimum $1,000
Maximum $2,500 |
Up to 1 Year |
Minimum 1-year revocation |
2nd Offense
Within 5 years
(Class E Felony) |
Minimum $1,000
Maximum $5,000 |
Up to 4 Years; minimum 5 days jail or 30 days of community service |
Minimum 18-month revocation |
3rd Offense or more
Within 10 years
(Class D Felony) |
Minimum $2,000
Maximum $10,000 |
Up to 7 Years; minimum 10 days jail or 60 days of community service |
Minimum 18-month revocation** |
DRIVING WHILE INTOXICATED
DWI (.08 and higher Blood Alcohol Content [BAC] or other evidence of intoxication)
or
DRIVING WHILE ABILITY IMPAIRED BY A DRUG
DWI-Drug |
| CONVICTION |
FINE ONLY* |
JAIL SENTENCE |
LICENSE ACTION** |
1st Offense
(Misdemeanor) |
Minimum $500
Maximum $1,000 |
Up to 1 Year |
Minimum 6-Month Revocation |
2nd Offense
Within 10 years
(Class E Felony) |
Minimum $1,000
Maximum $5,000 |
Up to 4 Years; minimum 5 days jail or 30 days of community service |
Minimum 1-Year Revocation, plus ignition interlock and alcohol assessment |
3rd Offense or more
Within 5 years
(Class D Felony) |
Minimum $2,000
Maximum $10,000 |
Up to 7 Years; minimum 10 days jail or 60 days of community service |
Minimum 1-Year Revocation, plus ignition interlock and alcohol assessment |
2nd Offense
Within 10 years
(Class E Felony) |
Minimum $1,000
Maximum $5,000 |
Up to 4 Years |
Minimum 1-Year Revocation |
3rd Offense or more
Within 10 years
(Class D Felony) |
Minimum $2,000
Maximum $10,000 |
Up to 7 Years |
Minimum 1-Year Revocation |
DRIVING WHILE ABILITY IMPAIRED BY A COMBINATION OF ALCOHOL OR DRUGS
DWAI-Combination |
| CONVICTION |
FINE ONLY* |
JAIL SENTENCE |
LICENSE ACTION** |
1st Offense
(Misdemeanor) |
Minimum $500
Maximum $1,000 |
Up to 1 Year |
Minimum 6-Month Revocation |
2nd Offense
Within 5 years
(E Felony) |
Minimum $1,000
Maximum $5,000 |
Up to 4 Years |
Minimum 1-Year Revocation |
3rd Offense
Within 10 years
(D Felony) |
Minimum $1,000
Maximum $5,000 |
Up to 7 Years |
Minimum 18-Month Revocation** |
DRIVING WHILE ABILITY IMPAIRED BY ALCOHOL
DWAI (more than .05 up to .07 Blood Alcohol Content [BAC]) |
| CONVICTION |
FINE ONLY* |
JAIL SENTENCE |
LICENSE ACTION** |
1st Offense
(Traffic Infraction) |
Minimum $300
Maximum $500 |
Up to 15 Days |
90-Day Suspension |
2nd Offense
Within 5 years
(Traffic Infraction) |
Minimum $500
Maximum $750 |
Up to 30 Days |
Minimum 6-Month Revocation |
3rd Offense
Within 10 years
(Misdemeanor) |
Minimum $750
Maximum $1,500 |
Up to 180 Days |
Minimum 1-Year Revocation
if current violation occurred within 5 years of previous violation** |
ZERO TOLERANCE
Drivers Under 21 (DMV administrative finding of .02 to .07 Blood Alcohol Content [BAC]) |
| |
CIVIL PENALTY |
LICENSE ACTION |
ADDED FEE |
| 1st Offense |
Minimum $125 |
6-Month Suspension |
$100 Suspension Termination Fee |
| 2nd Offense |
Minimum $125 |
1-Year Revocation or until age 21, whichever is longer |
$100 Re-Application Fee |
* Conviction fine only. Does not include mandatory conviction surcharge or crime victims assistance fee.
** For license revocations, the Department of Motor Vehicles determines when your license can be returned. Its return or reinstatement, based on state law or regulation, is not automatic. You must reapply for your license and may have to take a test. Three or more alcohol or drug-related offenses with 10 years can result in a permanent revocation, with a waiver request permitted after at least five years.
Mandatory Screening - If you are charged with or convicted of certain alcohol-related offenses, the courts will order alcohol screening and/or alcohol evaluation, prior to sentencing. |
Drinking and driving is a hazardous combination.
CONSIDER THESE FACTS:
* One third of the fatalities in New York State involve impaired or intoxicated drivers and pedestrians,
* With increased Blood Alcohol Content (BAC), crash risk increases sharply. A driver with a BAC of 0.08 is four times as likely to cause a crash as a driver who has not been drinking, while a driver with a BAC of 0.16 is 25 times as likely to do so.
* Young drinking drivers are at the highest risk of all. Drivers 20 years old or younger are almost three times as likely to be involved in alcohol related fatal crashes than other drivers.
Any amount of drinking will begin to affect your judgment and coordination,, and reduce your ability to judge distances, speeds and angles. The degree of impairment depends on four basic factors:
1. The amount you drink.
2. Whether you've eaten before or while drinking (food slows absorption).
3. Your body weight.
4. The length of time spent drinking.
No one should consume alcohol and drive. Everyone's safe driving ability deteriorates after drinking. Some people, especially young drivers, lose their driving skills even more quickly. This is why New York State law makes it illegal for any driver or passenger to possess an alcoholic beverage with intent to consume (commonly called the "open container" law).
It is also illegal to purchase an alcoholic beverage if you are under 21 years old.
The only way to reduce your BAC after drinking, is to wait for your body to metabolize (eliminate) the alcohol – and that takes several hours. Your body metabolizes about one drink each hour. Coffee will not sober you up. Neither will a walk or a cold shower. They may make you feel more awake, but you will be just as impaired, and it will be just as dangerous for you to drive.
If you are stopped by a police officer who believes you are under the influence of alcohol or drugs, you may be required to take a "field sobriety test" which may include a breath-screening test for the presence of alcohol. If you are arrested, you will be asked to take a "chemical test" for BAC. You may also be fingerprinted. Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) is a crime. If you are convicted, you will face a substantial fine, a mandatory surcharge, license revocation, higher insurance premiums, and a possible jail sentence.
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