"Drink the first. Sip the second slowly. Skip the third."  KNUTE ROCKNE - University of Notre Dame Head Football Coach

THE LAW OF IMPAIRED DRIVING DIFFERS FROM STATE TO STATE.  Do not rely on a friend who got a DUI to tell you what the law is. I f you recently have been arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, you need a DUI defense lawyer now.

If you have been arrested for DUI, you have only a few days within which to protect your privilege to operate a motor vehicle.  If the deadline passes with no action on your behalf, your driving privileges will be suspended.  You were probably served by the police officer with a sheet of paper called a Form DC-27.  (It is pink.)  READ THAT DOCUMENT IMMEDIATELY - FRONT AND BACK!

Under Kansas law, you will go into custody if you are convicted of DUI.  The sentence can run from 48 consecutive hours to one year, depending on the number of previous convictions you have.  Also, your driving privileges can be suspended from a minimum of 30 days (a minimum of one year if your BAC was .15 or above) up to the rest of your life, depending on the number of previous DUI convictions, or test refusals or failures, you have.  Despite what you may have heard, "hardship licenses" are not available in Kansas, although a period of restricted driving privileges can follow a suspension under certain circumstances.  Fines upon conviction range from $500 to $2,500, and reinstatement fees range from $100 to $1,000.

For more information about the penalties in Kansas for a DUI conviction, go to www.ksdot.org/burTrafficsaf/alcdriv/DUIlaws.asp.

In Kansas, if you are under 21 years of age, on a first offense your driving privileges will be suspended for at least 30 days and restricted for another 330 days if the court finds that your blood or breath alcohol content was .02 or greater but less than .08.  If your BAC was .08 or greater, your driving privileges will be suspended for one year. Those penalties can increase with subsequent convictions.

We work on DUI cases every day. Our experience comes from more nearly 40 combined years of representing clients in felony and misdemeanor DUI cases.  We will give you the information you need to make informed decisions about how to proceed with your defense. Contact us immediately if you have been arrested for DUI.