Can Your Car Get Taken if You’re Charged with a DUI? If you’re charged with driving under the influence, you face a number of penalties if you are convicted. You may spend time in jail, you will pay a big fine, you may lose your [...]

The Many Inconveniences of an Ignition Interlock Device If you are convicted of driving under the influence in Arizona, there is a good chance you will be ordered to install an ignition interlock device on your vehicle. The device requires you to breathe into it [...]

What You Can Learn from Your DUI When we make mistakes, it can be easy to get lost in our sadness, frustration, or anger about what we did and the consequences we now face. But, truly, mistakes are an opportunity for learning. They help you [...]

Is Driving while High a DUI? There are clear laws about driving while drunk. Everyone knows that you aren’t allowed to do it, and everyone knows that the legal definition for alcohol impairment is a blood-alcohol content level of 0.08 percent. However, there are more [...]

Explaining Ignition Interlock Requirements in Arizona If you are convicted of driving under the influence in Arizona, you will have to install an ignition interlock device in your vehicle, at your own expense, after your 90-day license suspension. The device is connected to your vehicle’s [...]

6 Things Drunk Drivers Do that Make their Arrest More Complicated Getting stopped on suspicion of drinking and driving is a precarious situation. Anything you do during and after that stop can have a big impact on whether you are charged or ultimately convicted. If [...]

DUI Traffic Stops: What Can the Cops Actually Do? In Arizona, driving is considered a privilege, not a right. When you get your license, you agree to abide by the traffic laws. If you are stopped on suspicion of driving under the influence, there is [...]

The Arizona DUI Guide: Understanding “Impaired to the Slightest Degree” You know that you can be arrested if you are caught driving while under the influence of drugs or alcohol. But you have likely gone to dinner or drinks with friends, had a glass of [...]

The Unfortunate Aftermath of a DUI Conviction A DUI conviction, or driving under the influence, can lead to serious short-term and long-term consequences, whether it’s the first time you’ve been convicted or the fifth. You should do whatever you can to avoid conviction, starting with [...]

Ignition Interlock Device: The Unavoidable Result of a DUI Arizona is tough on drinking and driving – which is a good thing for safety but a bad thing for those who are convicted of driving under the influence. The state hands down tough penalties for [...]

All the Fees that Come with an Overnight DUI Stay in Jail If you get pulled over for suspicion of driving under the influence, you know you’re in trouble. If you are convicted, you know you’re going to face repercussions like losing your license, paying [...]

DUI Citations: Everything You Need to Know If you are pulled over on suspicion of driving under the influence, your anxiety may kick into high gear. Even if you haven’t been drinking – or you are under the legal blood-alcohol limit – you may start [...]

6 Potential Outcomes of a DUI Conviction You know the dangers of drinking and driving. You know that you could get into an accident that could result in serious injuries or could even kill someone – even someone you love. You know that you shouldn’t [...]

Distracted Driving: Is It Worse than Drunk Driving? Now that everyone is attached at the hip to their cell phones, we’ve been hearing a lot about how dangerous it is to text while driving. But the reality is that texting alone is not the problem. [...]

Driving under the Influence vs. Using a Cellphone: Which is More Dangerous? We’ve all been guilty of answering the phone while we’re driving – or even of making a call or two ourselves. When you’re on a long drive or you’re stuck in traffic, talking [...]