Articles tagged ‘Utah DUI’

Tweeta945e70580295fc3b16d9983a51994c2 Drunk Driving With Children Just when you thought the penalties associated with a Utah DUI could not get any worse it does.  A first time DUI offense can result in over a thousand dollars worth of fines, having to use an interlock device on your car for months even years, becoming an alcohol restricted [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Tweetc06e43b2142ce1a9ec1b196fdaf972d9 The Effect of Mouth Alcohol on Breathalyzers The most common way that Utah police agencies are able to gain their probable cause for making a DUI arrest is through the use of  a breathalyzer.  Utah law enforcement uses the Intoxilyzer 8000 as their machine of choice, but is such a machine flawless?  The answer [...]