Does Oklahoma DUI Law Require a Specialized DUI Lawyer?
Reader’s Question:
My boyfriend and I just moved here in Oklahoma because his job requires him to live in this state. Though he hasn’t been arrested for DUI, I just need to know a few things about it because my boyfriend has a habit of drinking and driving. Does the DUI law here have special decree and that most likely require a specialized lawyer?
Stacey
Midwest City, OK
Finding out the scope of DUI is a difficult and likely contentious process. Breath test, field sobriety tests, chemical tests don’t show the whole tale and the outcome of these tests is most of the time misconstrued. These tests could be gotten all wrong, misread, or completely ignored. Also, depending on the circumstance of the DUI case, these tests could result in severe punishments, jail time and fines.
It may require a specialized lawyer to comprehend with the intricacies of the DUI laws in Oklahoma. Each state has specific DUI laws and Oklahoma also has a number of statutes that only experienced DUI lawyers can overcome. For instance, if a person gets convicted for DUI and there was a passenger who is less than 15 years old when the DUI accident occurred, the penalties can be doubled. Also, succeeding DUI convictions are felony cases and could have a fine of $5,000 and jail time of 10 years.
Even people who are not exactly driving can be affected by a number of DUI laws in the state of Oklahoma. A person can be charged with DUI by just sitting in a vehicle with the keys in the ignition if the person has even the least amount of alcohol in his/her system. Since DUI is very hard to go around, a devoted and experienced DUI lawyer could aid in avoiding a long period of agony and pain.
Who Pays For DUI Accident In Oklahoma?
Reader’s Question:
My cousin doesn’t have an auto insurance and he was involved in an accident here in Oklahoma that is caused by drunk driving but it wasn’t completely his fault. Will the other party at fault’s auto insurance pay for the repairs to my cousin’s car?
Marcus
Broken Arrow, OK
Yes, the other “party at fault” during the drunk driving accident there in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma would have to pay for the repairs of your cousin’s car assuming that unlike your cousin, the “party at fault” is carrying at least basic liability coverage, his/her auto insurance will pay for the damage incurred by their client. But if the fault for the drunk driving accident is shared, for example 50/50, then the other driver’s auto insurance would cover his/her portion of the damage, but would only cover your cousin’s portion if the other driver is also carrying uninsured motorist insurance.
But uninsured motorist insurance is not mandatory in all of the states, and your cousin should not count on it. Whatever the insurance situation of the other driver is, not carrying auto insurance is against the law, so your cousin would be wise to buy it. Penalties for not having auto insurance usually involve license and/or registration suspension or revocation and substantial fine. You may advise your cousin to get an online rate quote now from this website for great auto insurance.