Tag: Utah

  • Metabolite Utah DUI–“But I’m not impaired!”

    In Utah, a citizen can be charged with DUI without being impaired and without being over a .08 blood/breath alcohol level. It’s called driving with any measurable amount of a controlled substance in the body. In fact, the controlled substance does not even have to be found in your body, it can be a metabolite of the…

  • Utah DUI Hidden Penalties that your Attorney May Not Tell You About

    When a person is convicted of a DUI, generally, a Court will sentence a person.  The Court will address punishments, conditions of probation, and treatments.  For example, for a first time offense, a person normally and generally receives as sentence a fine of $1332, a Prime for Life alcohol treatment program, 48 hours community service…

  • Utah DUI Driver’s License Hearings by Telephone

    Jamie Spencer from Austin Texas wrote about ALR hearings and discussed the issue of whether your attorney should do the hearing live in person or by telephone. For a Utah DUI driver’s license suspension hearing, we have the option of showing up in person or by telephone. However, the Utah Driver’s License Division has recently negated in…