DUI Charge

[creep]

Yes it is OK to drive. Even if you get pulled over, you haven't been convicted of anything and no penalty has put in place that says you can't drive. None may ever be put in place.

If you complete your probation and everything else, you won't ever have a conviction, just a charge. Huge difference so behave while on probation.

I don't know the laws of other states but in TX if your are arrested for DUI/DWI you lose your license, convicted or not. When the police suspect that you are drunk/under the influence the law states that they have to give you a breathalyser test. If you refuse this test your license is suspended for 6 months, if you take the test and fail it is suspended for 1 year, if you pass well you wouldn't have gotten arrested. Once you go to criminal court the suspension can be extended but it can not be lifted. In TX driver license are mandated by the DPS and they have their own court system. If the criminal court finds you Innocent then you can file an appeal with the DPS to get your license back. They have the power to hold the suspension if they chose to. Again these are TX laws and I don't know TN laws but they may be similar.

 

[Natymike]

So your license is suspended upon arrest??

I have never been arrested for DWI but I was under the impression that your license won't get suspended until the judge imposes the penalty when you go to court.

 

[creep]

I know this first hand. My license was suspended for 6 months for refusing the test. My little sister is also an attorney, we spent countless hours trying to find loopholes to get me off so I know a great deal about DWI laws in TX.

 

[Natymike]

I know this first hand. My license was suspended for 6 months for refusing the test. My little sister is also an attorney, we spent countless hours trying to find loopholes to get me off so I know a great deal about DWI laws in TX.

lol, ok then you know this better than me.

I'm not a lawyer yet, starting in August though.

 

[CAGED whiteman]

your are an idiot for drinking and driving and an even bigger idiot for doing it on the 4th. hopefully you lose your license!!!!