No matter where you live in this country, the legal drinking age is twenty-one (21). There is a reason for this. The government doesn’t think that it’s safe for people under that age to be drinking alcohol. The fear is that young people will take unnecessary risks if they are drinking. This is especially scary […]
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Nobody wants to be stopped for drunk driving. If you’ve been out and had a few cocktails, you know the feeling. The red and blue lights come flashing behind you. For a moment, you convince yourself that the cops are going to pass you by. Then, the next thing you know, you’re being pulled over. […]
If you’ve been out drinking, the last thing you want to see are the red and blue lights flashing behind you. There’s no escaping the fact that the cops are going to find out that you have alcohol on your breath. It doesn’t matter how many mints you eat. It doesn’t matter if you spray […]
When someone is charged with DUI in Spartanburg, they immediately assume they’re going to lose their license. They figure the cops wouldn’t have arrested them for DUI if they didn’t have enough evidence to prove they were drunk. Perhaps they were drinking a little bit but didn’t think they were drunk. Once they were told […]
From the moment you see the red and blue lights flashing behind you, the fear starts to set in. If you’ve had a few drinks, you know the cops are going to notice. They are trained to detect any level of impairment. The same is true if you’re driving while under the influence of drugs. […]
When someone is convicted of DUI in South Carolina, they’re going to be facing a lot of penalties. Some people think it’s just a matter of paying some fines and dealing with a suspension of their driver’s license. And both of these things will happen if you’re charged and convicted of driving under the influence […]
If you’re arrested and charged with DUI in South Carolina, you should know that you’ll be facing pretty stiff penalties. And, unlike a lot of other states, South Carolina has special penalties for people who have a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of .10 or higher. Across the board, the legal limit for DUI in this […]
Almost every driver has encountered a DUI checkpoint at some point in their lives. They can be intimidating even for people who haven’t been drinking and driving. That’s because you can be cited for all sorts of things when you’re detained at a checkpoint in Greenville, South Carolina. You can get a ticket for a […]
In South Carolina, most DUI arrests are considered misdemeanors. Even if it’s your third offense, the court will treat it this way. As long as your DUI doesn’t involve the serious injury or death of another person, the most jail time you could possibly face is two (2) years. However, if you’re arrested and charged […]
If you’ve ever been pulled over for suspicion of DUI in South Carolina, you know it can be a harrowing experience. Those red and blue lights appear in your rearview mirror and you panic. Even if you haven’t done anything wrong, it can still be scary. That’s because it seems like, if they want to, […]
DUI defense lawyers in South Carolina meet with clients all the time who ask what the legal limit is for DUI. For the most part, no matter what state you live in, the legal limit for DUI is .08. When someone refers to the legal limit, they’re referring to the blood alcohol concentration threshold. In […]
In the United States, there is a federal law that dictates how old you must be to purchase or drink alcohol. The National Minimum Drinking Age law was passed back in 1984 and is set at 21 years old. While the states can set their own DUI laws, they can’t change the legal drinking age. […]