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February 26, 2010

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Drunk Driving Overview
DUI Overview
DWI Overview
OUI Overview
DUI/DWI Laws
Blood Alcohol Content (BAC)
Breathalyzer Test
Failed Sobriety Test
Legal State BAC Limits
Drunkometer- Blood Alcohol Testing
Boating Intoxication
Ignition Interlock Systems
Open Container Laws
Public Intoxication
Child Endangerment Laws
Vehicular Homicide
Zero Tolerance Policies
College Drinking Statistics
Juveniles & Alcohol
Controlled Substances
BAC Impairment
Alcohol Dependency
Excessive Drunkeness
Effects of Drugs & Alcohol

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Did You Know?

Your operator’s license and/or operating privileges can be revoked under the Administrative License Revocation (ALR)
Depending on the state, this law authorizes law enforcement to immediately confiscate a driver’s license as a result of a Driving Under the Influence (DUI) arrest. Drivers, who are eligible, may receive a temporary license for 30 days. Drivers who refuse the test will be revoked for a one (1) year time period. Drivers who fail the test will be revoked for 90 days - for first offense, or for one (1) year for any subsequent offense within a 12 year time period.

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Drunk Driving Terms

Today's Terms

Alcoholism

Definition:
Alcoholism, also known as “alcohol dependence,” Includes four symptoms: Craving: A strong need, or compulsion, to drink. Loss of control: The inability to limit one’s drinking on any given occasion. Physical dependence: Withdrawal symptoms, such as nausea, sweating, shakiness, and anxiety, occur when alcohol use is stopped after a period of heavy drinking. Tolerance: The need to drink greater amounts of alcohol in order to “get high.”

OUI

Definition:
OUI is operating or attempting to operate a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicants. "Intoxicants" are any substance, including alcohol and both illegal and prescription drugs. A person is "under the influence" if their mental or physical faculties are impaired to the slightest degree, regardless of whether it affects the a actual operation of the vehicle.

Excessive Drunkenness

Definition:
A state of drunkenness in which a person is so far deprived of reason and understanding that he or she is incapable of understanding the character and consequences of an act.

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Blood Alcohol Content (BAC)
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Chicago Drunk-Driving Attorney

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