How To Avoid License Suspension After DUI In Oklahoma
Reader’s Question:
My sister was charged with DUI here in Oklahoma and I was told that she still has time to save her license. How can we stop this license suspension or revocation after her DUI charge?
Edward
Oklahoma City, OK
After your sister’s DUI arrest in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, a hearing should be requested from the Department of Public Safety (DPS) within 15 days of her arrest. She must win this hearing so that she can avoid the loss of her driver’s license. If she does not request, or have her DUI lawyer request the hearing, the suspension of her driver’s license would go into effect 30 days after her arrest. If her case if not addressed in this manner, and within the 15-day period, there is nothing that could be done to avoid the loss of her driver’s license.
If her driver’s license is suspended or revoked because of this DUI arrest, her driving record would show it, no matter what happens in her DUI court trial. This means that even if her DUI criminal case is later dismissed or if she is found not guilty, her driver’s license is suspended or revoked and it is still in her record. This would have the same effect on her insurance rates and, possibly upon employment, as if she had been convicted of DUI in court. Since she’s gonna be needing SR22 insurance because of her DUI arrest, you can recommend to her that she get an online rate quote from this website from a great insurance company in Oklahoma.
Is It Possible To Exclude Breath Test In Oklahoma DUI Trial?
Reader’s Question:
My brother-in-law was charged with DUI in Norman, Oklahoma and he blew over the limit. I heard that so many people question the reliability of the breath test results. How can the results of the breath test be excluded from the DUI court case trial?
Fynn
Norman, OK
Every state actually has rules and regulations concerning the administration of breath test to those who are suspected to be driving under the influence. There are several things that should be met or the breath test results would often be thrown out of court in a DUI trial. These things include that the test operator has a current certification, the machine also has a current certification, the machine should be calibrated as often as required, the mouthpiece should be changed before the test is given, a record of the temperature of the calibrating solutions in the machine should be kept, a log of the tests run should also be kept and counting the number of times the calibration solution has been changed.
To be able to properly defend your brother-in-law in his DUI case in Norman, Oklahoma, his DUI lawyer should get copies of the maintenance records, the operator’s license or certification and the various logs. Most lawyers actually don’t do this but instead, the settle for just the complaint and the arrest report.