Impaired Driving Defense in Edwardsburg, MI

Have you been arrested for driving while under the influence of drugs or alcohol? In the state of Michigan, there are various charges that you could be facing:

Operating While Visibly Impaired (OWVI)
means that because of alcohol, controlled substance, or other intoxicating substance, your ability to operate a motor vehicle was visibly impaired.
Operating While Intoxicated (OWI)
includes 3 types of violations:
- Alcohol, drugs or other intoxicating substance in your body substantially affected your ability to operate a motor vehicle safely.
- A bodily alcohol content (BAC) at or above 0.08.
- High BAC means the alcohol level in your body was at or above 0.17.
Operating With Any Presence of a Schedule 1 Drug or Cocaine (OWPD)
means having even a small trace of these drugs in your body, even if you do not appear to be intoxicated or impaired.
Under Age 21 Operating With Any Bodily Alcohol Content (Zero Tolerance)
means having a BAC of 0.02 to 0.07, or any presence of alcohol in your body other than alcohol that is consumed at a generally recognized religious ceremony.

If you are facing any of these charges, call us as soon as possible to determine an appropriate strategy to drop or reduce the charges and prevent the suspension of your driver license. Without the help of experienced drunk driving attorneys, you could be facing serious penalties.

First offense charges and penalties:

Charge	Fine	Imprisonment	Community Service	License Suspension
OWI or OWPD	$100 – $500	Up to 93 days	Up to 360 hours	30 days
High BAC .17 or higher	$200 – $700	Up to 180 days	Up to 360 hours	1 year
OWVI	$300	Up to 93 days	Up to 360 hours	90 – 180 days

Second offense (within 7 years) charges and penalties:

Charge	Fine	Imprisonment	Community Service	License Suspension
OWI or OWPD	$200 – $1,000	Up to 1 year	30 – 90 days	Minimum 1 year
High BAC .17 or higher	$200 – $1,000	Up to 1 year	30 – 90 days	Minimum 1 year
OWVI	$200 – $1,000	Up to 1 year	30 – 90 days	Minimum 1 year

Third offense (within a lifetime) charges and penalties:

Charge	Fine	Imprisonment	Community Service	License Suspension
OWI or OWPD	$500 – $5,000	1 – 5 years	60 – 180 days	Minimum 1 year
OWVI	$500 – $5,000	1 – 5 years	60 – 180 days	Minimum 1 year

These penalties are drastically increased if death or serious injury bodily harm occurs. In addition to fines and imprisonment, you can face license plate revocation, vehicle immobilization, vehicle forfeiture, and points added to your license.

These charges can have the potential to impact the rest of your life. These charges hang over your head for years to come. When it comes to your future, you need an ally, someone who can fight for you. That’s where the experienced attorneys at LaBre Law Office come into play. We do not shy away from any case. We will meticulously examine the facts and we will work together to build a strategy that is appropriate for you and your situation.

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