Individuals with a Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) must be extremely careful with using alcohol, as well as any and all other controlled substances (including prescribed medications). A CDL driver who is charged with a DUI can lose their Commercial License…
Yes. In fact, in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania individuals are almost always charged with multiple counts of DUI. There are multiple ways a DUI can be charged. The Commonwealth will charge a Defendant with everything they can at the beginning…
Field Sobriety Tests, also known as FSTs, created by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). They were designed to help police determine if a person is impaired by alcohol. Three main tests are used, normally in addition to a…
Pennsylvania’s Ignition Interlock Limited License is a special license that individuals can apply for through Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. This license is issued to individuals that have had their regular license suspended for a period of time. It allows an individual to…
The only way you will not lose your license in Pennsylvania is when you areconvicted of a first offense DUI where the blood alcohol content is less than .10%,and there is not an accident. If you are convicted of any…
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation does not require individuals who have an Ignition Interlock License to install an Interlock system on vehicles that are used specifically for work purposes. If the vehicle is own by the business and only used for…
On April 17, 2016, Governor Tom Wolfe signed the Pennsylvania Medical Marijuana Act into law. The effective date of the new Medical Marijuana Act was May 17, 2016. The passing of this law is a boon to those people suffering…
If you receive a DUI with a child in the vehicle Pennsylvania increases the punishment for the DUI offense substantially. For this section of the DUI statute a minor/child is defined as anyone under the age of 18. If this…
If you are under the age of 21 and are charged with a DUI in Pennsylvania you will be charged under a separate section of the DUI law. The way PA defines a DUI for a individuals who are not…
There are a lot of steps involved in accurately determining a persons blood alcohol concentration (BAC). Each step must be completed to properly test your blood sample. Any misstep along the testing process can result in an improper result. Most…
