People might take several different prescriptions to control a medical condition. However, they may not realize that their medicine could result in a DUI. Certain medicines have side effects, and while some are minor, others can be serious. The Federal Drug...
Arizona DUI/Criminal Defense Law Blog
When do authorities have the right to search your vehicle?
During an Arizona traffic stop, the law enforcement official who stops over may ask if he or she may look around your car. Depending on the circumstances surrounding the incident, you may have the right to refuse the officer’s request. Knowing when you do and do not...
Aggressive driving comes with serious consequences
When you hear of aggressive driving, many things may come to mind. However, the state considers a variety of specific actions as aggressive driving, which are also unlawful. Aggressive driving differs from road rage, but it still can put others' lives in danger. As a...
Can DUI checkpoints be illegal?
If you have had a drink or two, few things are likely to cause you more stress than seeing red and blue lights in your rear view mirror. Still, before officers can pull you over, they usually must have reasonable suspicion you are violating the law. They do not...
Being drunk in public could result in criminal charges
It is not a crime to be drunk in public in Arizona. However, public drunkenness can lead to other criminal charges. What should people know about drinking in public in Arizona? Drinking in public is illegal While it is not illegal to be drunk in public, it is illegal...
Do you have to disclose your drug conviction on the FAFSA?
If you want to compete for means-tested federal financial aid, you have probably already begun to prepare the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. After all, according to the U.S. Department of Education, these applications are due on June 30. Your college or...
Statutory speed limits in Arizona
Speed limits are not arbitrarily imposed on drivers. According to the Arizona Department of Transportation, they are a reflection of the reasonable and safe behavior that most drivers display as they go about their daily activities. Governments at the local, state and...
Can I lose my professional nursing license for a DUI?
Nursing is more than a career. It is a calling. It includes patience, long hours and more dedication than most people could muster. Getting your license is something you work hard to achieve and maintain so that you can support the people who need you. Facing drunk...
Can you get expelled for a DUI?
Getting a DUI on record can cause you a lot of problems whether or not it is your first offense, no matter how old you are, and no matter what the offense itself was. As a college student, you face even bigger potential penalties. You may even face the possibility of...
Do police have the right to give you a BAC test?
When an officer pulls you over on suspicion of DUI, you may think it is within your rights to refuse any blood alcohol content (BAC) test they may request of you. But in reality, it is not a request, and you have already consented to taking one. How, and why? And what...
Many people could be at risk of a prescription drug DUI
People might take several different prescriptions to control a medical condition. However, they may not realize that their medicine could result in a DUI. Certain medicines have side effects, and while some are minor, others can be serious. The Federal Drug...
When do authorities have the right to search your vehicle?
During an Arizona traffic stop, the law enforcement official who stops over may ask if he or she may look around your car. Depending on the circumstances surrounding the incident, you may have the right to refuse the officer’s request. Knowing when you do and do not...
Aggressive driving comes with serious consequences
When you hear of aggressive driving, many things may come to mind. However, the state considers a variety of specific actions as aggressive driving, which are also unlawful. Aggressive driving differs from road rage, but it still can put others' lives in danger. As a...
Can DUI checkpoints be illegal?
If you have had a drink or two, few things are likely to cause you more stress than seeing red and blue lights in your rear view mirror. Still, before officers can pull you over, they usually must have reasonable suspicion you are violating the law. They do not...
Being drunk in public could result in criminal charges
It is not a crime to be drunk in public in Arizona. However, public drunkenness can lead to other criminal charges. What should people know about drinking in public in Arizona? Drinking in public is illegal While it is not illegal to be drunk in public, it is illegal...
Do you have to disclose your drug conviction on the FAFSA?
If you want to compete for means-tested federal financial aid, you have probably already begun to prepare the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. After all, according to the U.S. Department of Education, these applications are due on June 30. Your college or...
Statutory speed limits in Arizona
Speed limits are not arbitrarily imposed on drivers. According to the Arizona Department of Transportation, they are a reflection of the reasonable and safe behavior that most drivers display as they go about their daily activities. Governments at the local, state and...
Can I lose my professional nursing license for a DUI?
Nursing is more than a career. It is a calling. It includes patience, long hours and more dedication than most people could muster. Getting your license is something you work hard to achieve and maintain so that you can support the people who need you. Facing drunk...
Can you get expelled for a DUI?
Getting a DUI on record can cause you a lot of problems whether or not it is your first offense, no matter how old you are, and no matter what the offense itself was. As a college student, you face even bigger potential penalties. You may even face the possibility of...
Do police have the right to give you a BAC test?
When an officer pulls you over on suspicion of DUI, you may think it is within your rights to refuse any blood alcohol content (BAC) test they may request of you. But in reality, it is not a request, and you have already consented to taking one. How, and why? And what...