HO. CO. MARYLAND HOLIDAY DUI & DWI: YOU ARE NOT PARANOID!

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As a Maryland driver, you are not paranoid!  If you drink and drive in Maryland --- particularly during the holiday season --- police are determined to get drunk drivers off the road.  Hopefully, that does not mean you.

Yes you are correct.  There are indeed more police patrols for drunk drivers during the holiday season.  And, there are more drunk driving (DUI & DWI) road checkpoints or road blocks as well.  Long weekends also bring out police DUU and DWI scrutiny.  Now, knowing this --- BEWARE!

Maryland drunk driving laws are strict and complex.  It is very important that you contact us as soon as possible after you are arrested for drunk driving.

After a DUI arrest, you have only 10 days from the date of the arrest to request a Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration (MVA) hearing with the office of administrative hearings and pay $150 to the Maryland State Treasurer. If a person is arrested for drunk driving or DUI and fails to request the hearing on time, their license will be suspended automatically.

In Maryland the blood alcohol concentration level (BAC) for a DUI (driving under the influence)arrest is .08 or higher. A blood alcohol concentration level of .07 will result in a DWI (driving while impaired) arrest.

Maryland DUI

1. Minimum drivers license suspension of 45 days.
2. Punishment of up to $1000 and 1 year in jail for a first offense DUI.
3. Punishment of up to $2000 and 2 year in jail for a second offense DUI.
4. A DUI conviction will result in 12 points on your Maryland drivers license record.

Maryland DWI

1. Drivers license suspension of up to 60 days.
2. Punishment of up to $500 and 2 months in jail for a first offense DWI.
3. Punishment of up to $500 and 1 year in jail for a second offense DWI.
4. A DWI conviction will result in 8 points on your Maryland drivers license record.

If you hold an out of state license and are arrested for DUI or DWI, you will need to schedule a Maryland MVA hearing in order to protect your driving privileges. Maryland is a member of the Interstate Driver's License Compact, which shares information about all driver's license actions with other member states. There are 45 states that belong to this compact.

ABOUT CHARLES JEROME WARE
 

Among his numerous other legal awards and honors such as "America's Best Attorneys and Counselors", U.S. Super Lawyer, "Top Lawyers in America", Top Attorneys and Counselors in the U.S., "Top Lawyers in Maryland", and winner of the national "Charles Hamilton Houston Award for Outstanding Litigation", premier criminal defense attorney Charles Ware is recognized and ranked by hi many satisfied clients as well as his legal peers as "One of the 10 BEST DUI and DWI Attorneys in the State of Maryland," as confirmed from research, surveys and other investigation by The American Institute of DUI and DWI Attorneys [AIDUIA] --- a respected national organization of trial lawyers.

Attorney Ware is also the founder and senior partner of the Maryland-based national business, criminal defense and civil trial law firm Charles Jerome Ware, Attorneys & Counselors, LLC. For an initial courtesy consultation, call Mr. Ware at (410) 730-5016 or (410) 720-6129.