Can you get a DUI while rollerblading?
I like to get blazed and go roll around at night when there aren't any cars out. Sometimes I go when I'm a bit tipsy but I'm always careful. Is it possible to get a DUI?
I just recieved an Underage Drinking Ticket, How accurate are police Breathalyzers?
A few nights ago, the Police came to a party. Police breathalyzed everyone, since nobody wanted to go to the station. I blew a .005 ... I finished off my girlfriends beer, about 2 or 3 hours prior to recieving a breathalyzer test. I am 6 feet tall and 200 pounds, there was no way the alcohol should still be in my system. The police let me blow again, after i begged them to let me go to the bathroom, 15 minutes after the first test I blew .0000 .... now I still am recieving a underage drinking ticket. I live in Chicago, Illinois.. If anyone knows how accurate breathalyzers really are, or if anything like a breath spray could have given the breathalyzer an inaccurate reading, please give me all the feadback or experience you know... and if anyone knows what it costs in the state of Illinois for such a ticket I would really appreciate it
Will telling a doctor you drink underage get you in trouble?
As the other answerers have said, no, you will not get into trouble with the law for revealing this information to your doctor. Also, keep in mind that your doctor deals with the ill for a living and has heard much worse things than a 20 year old who drinks. If there is ever a time for complete honesty, it is in the doctor's office. When you are trying to get fixed up physically, you need to come clean about anything you're doing even if it feels uncomfortable or involves an illegal substance. You should supply any and all information the doctor needs in order to diagnose and safely treat your ailment. Kudos for being honest.
When pulled over by the police, and asked if you've been drinking, should you answer honestly?
Bridging the gap between Tim Dees and Cliff Gilley, the law school answer is do not answer, as in "officer, I am not going to answer the question."As Tim notes, the answer is not going to make much difference to the on scene treatment by the officer. If the officer was going to anyway, the officer is still going to administer field sobriety tests, citing your blood shot eyes, slurred speech, and perhaps whatever you were pulled over for as the basis for administering the tests. And he is less likely to give you a break if you are on the bubble. As in if you blew exactly 0.08 in California (because the officer probably knows that this is fertile ground for challenging the test results with the machine not being calibrated properly or a variety of other issues). But if the officer is ticked at you . . .But, not admitting will help later in the process.So take your pick.However, Cliff and I differ, because not answering the question is not going to get you arrested. You'll be arrested for failing the FSTs and other tests as well as whatever you were doing that got you pulled over in the first place.So, either be truthful or silent but do not lie. And do not drink and drive.
Can a police officer pull you over because you left a bar?
“Can a police officer pull you over because you left a bar?”Yes.“Someone I know is a bartender and a police officer keeps pulling her over whenever she leaves the parking lot. Is this legal?”No.If you leave a bar, the officer has reasonable suspicion that you were drinking. That’s sufficient for a traffic stop.If there’s a specific officer stalking and harassing a person, that’s illegal. Pulling over the bartender once is reasonable. Doing it a second time is illegal. The officer knows the person is leaving their place of work, which is not RS. Also the repetitive action indicates some unhealthy obsession with the bartender, which would make the actions personal, not official, and makes the officers actions a felony (abuse of power, civil rights violations and possibly others).
So, 'buzzed' driving is drunk driving?
The actual legal term is 'driving under the influence'. While most states consider a BAL of 0.08% PROOF of DUI/DWI, the actual standard is IMPAIRMENT. If you have ANYTHING in your system, even drugs actually prescribed by your doctor, and it affects your ability to properly control the vehicle, you can be convicted without evidence of the actual level of alcohol or other drugs in your system. Note: 'Buzzed' normally means you ARE exhibiting signs of impairment. Therefore 'buzzed driving' IS legally 'drunk driving'.
Why do you get a DUI if you sleep in the backseat of your car drunk?
You won't necessarily. The court has to consider the totality of the circumstances. Most states make it unlawful to "drive or be in actual physical control" of a vehicle while under the influence. The "actual physical control" clause covers situations where the car is not moving. A car that is parked and running, parked and stalled, or is otherwise immediately capable of being driven may be in actual physical control of an intoxicated person. There was a case in Nevada in the 1970s (sorry, I don't have the citation) where a Nevada state trooper found a man asleep in the back seat of a car parked well off of the roadway. The engine was off and the keys were in his pocket. There were no empty containers of alcohol in or around the vehicle, although the occupant was clearly intoxicated. There was no evidence that someone had walked away from where the vehicle was parked. The trooper arrested the occupant for DUI and obtained a conviction. The rationale was that the occupant had to have driven the car while intoxicated in order to create the scenario. He was immediately capable of starting the car and driving away while he was still intoxicated, and was thus in actual physical control of the car while intoxicated. I have arrested and obtained a conviction on people who were passed out behind the wheel of their cars when they got in them after drinking, and fell asleep while waiting for the car to warm up. I've also busted them when they passed out at an intersection, stopped while waiting for a red light to change (those are usually pretty evident, as there will be a long line of cars backed up behind the drunk's car). If you're too drunk to drive, stay away from your car.