Archive for the ‘Utah DUI Attorney Blog’ Category

Tweet7586ea27117666c83ad4813bb75882cc Prescription Medication Can Impair You Many people are under the impression that you cannot be convicted of a Utah DUI if you are under the influence of a legally prescribed medication.  Unfortunately that is not true.  Just like alcohol, prescription medications are legal substances (so long as you have a prescription).  The problem is [...]

Tweetdbbd5598f4d3ccbe6c3d4bb078c63a80 Those who have been convicted of a DUI will become an alcohol restricted driver. This restriction does not permit the alcohol restricted driver to have any amount of alcohol in his/her system at the time of driving a vehicle. Currently the period for alcohol restriction is two years. If an alcohol restricted driver violates [...]

Tweetcb47a31a05df8f156ab66421718eef25 Vehicle Impound One of the Drunk Driving Consequences There are a lot of penalties and consequences for driving under the influence of alcohol in Utah.  One of the first consequences someone will face after being arrested for DUI in Utah is the impound of their vehicle. The vehicle impound process begins the moment after [...]

Tweetc27731ef090360097ae07b87ab409c93 Over the last couple of years Utah has been changing their liquor laws to be less restrictive. In 2008 and 2009 Gov. Huntsman loosened the laws by getting rid of the membership restriction that required bar patrons to purchase a club membership before entering any bar that served liquor. Starting on July 1, 2011 [...]

Tweet8db7f2ba72d800feb5106b530bc15757 Utah DUI Convictions and Ignition Interlock Devices For most people in Salt Lake City and the rest of Utah, the idea of having to blow into a machine to start a car, and periodically thereafter being required to blow into it again and again to keep it running, sounds like some sort of science [...]

Tweetf3ab1cf9c7c030cab3fe5edd4ed9df2e Utah Criminal Defense Lawyers – Privileged Communications In Utah Criminal Defense Cases and trials, there are some special circumstances in which a person may refrain or even be prohibited from testifying about certain matters. Privileged communications may occur when a person has gained information as a result of a confidential relationship. Such exchanges of [...]

Tweet097d713b8f43dbab65f9139cdeda74e8 Salt Lake DUI Law Firm Explains the Investigative Detention The Fourth Amendment of the United States protects individuals from unreasonable searches and seizures.  Over the course of time the Fourth Amendment has been interpreted to permit three different levels of police-citizen encounters also known as police “stops.”  Level 1 permits an officer to approach [...]

Tweet235e1b95c65f2576edc3d76b0de31209 There are several penalties that are guaranteed when being charged with a Utah DUI. These penalties can even be a guarantee for a first DUI.  Penalties that can be expected include a penalty known as alcohol restricted driver, a requirement of an ignition interlock device and a 120 day minimum suspension of a driver’s [...]

Tweet75d4dd567e8d7eba1ab7b36b5b8acec9 The Atkins Diet In the early 1970’s a man by the name of Robert Atkins developed a diet method that would allow men and women to lose extra fat, this diet became known as the Atkins diet. This diet consists of little to no carbohydrates and usually a higher consumption of proteins. The main [...]

Tweet6ebafcfb23d19e4fc7762168986c4d0c What is Impaired Driving in Utah? In Utah, an impaired driving is a very similar to a Utah DUI, but the consequences of getting an impaired driving conviction as opposed to a DUI conviction are not quite as severe.  Impaired driving is still a class B misdemeanor as is a first time DUI, but [...]