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From our perspectives as Michigan driver’s license restoration lawyers, most tamper/circumvent ignition interlock violations are entirely NOT the fault of the person required to use the device. Of course, anytime the Secretary Of State issues a BAIID violation, it is serious business. The first thing that happens after a person receives notice...

Anyone in Michigan who refuses a breath or blood test following a DUI arrest faces a 1-year suspension of his or her driver’s license. Upon release, he or she will be issued a temporary (paper) driver’s license that is entitled “Officer’s Report of Refusal to Submit to Chemical Test.” If a hearing...

Key Takeaways Michigan has what’s called an “Implied Consent” law that requires a driver to submit to a breath or blood test upon the lawful request of a police officer who has probable cause to believe he or she is intoxicated.

Whether or not a person has the “makings” of a drinking problem, the fact is that, absent a long, private struggle with alcohol, no one who gets a 1st offense DUI, or a High BAC charge, goes through something like an impact panel, and suddenly has an “a-ha” moment. Unfortunately, for those...

OWI cases follow a certain protocol. One of the most important parts of that is the traffic stop, meaning the reason for the stop itself. Not every DUI case begins with a stop, however. Many people ultimately arrested for a DUI first come into contact with the police because...

Once a person has been released from jail (usually the morning after their DUI arrest), they often begin to feel like they’re caught up in a tornado. They have to get the car out of impound, they don’t have their actual picture license anymore, the plate on their car...

As Michigan DUI lawyers, we know that some people who win up facing an OWI charge hold a commercial driver’s license, or CDL. For these people, the ability to drive a commercial vehicle is a required part of their job. It’s how they make a living. Without a CDL, they’re without a...

As Michigan DUI lawyers, we know it can be confusing and a bit difficult to keep track of and understand the differences between all the terms used to describe a Michigan drunk driving charge. The most common term is “DUI,” yet Michigan does not have, and has never had a law...

Most DUI arrests that occur the Detroit-area, meaning anywhere in Macomb, Oakland or Wayne County, are filmed by the police car video camera. Obtaining and evaluating this evidence is a basic, fundamental first step required to properly handle a DUI case. Statistically, more than 1 out of 7 Michigan...

The overwhelming majority of DUI cases result in some kind of probationary sentence. Almost without exception, the very idea of going to jail will cause most people to say something like “I’ll do any kind of probation.” In this section, we’re going to examine the realities of probation in Michigan DUI cases....

As Michigan DUI lawyers, my team and I know that the mandatory written alcohol assessment test that every person convicted of a DUI must take is really the single most important factor in determining the outcome of any case pending in the Greater-Detroit area of Wayne, Oakland, Macomb, Lapeer, Livingston, St. Clair...