Maryland Commercial vehicle drivers stand to lose the most in a  Maryland DUI arrest. While the rest of us may just drive to work, they drive for work. Big difference and a big problem in the result of a DUI. CDL drivers face stricter alcohol limits and harsher penalties. The legal limit for a CDL driver Read More

Maryland DUI and DWI convictions carry many penalties.  In addition to possible jail time and a license suspension, large fines may be imposed.  Here’s a list of the latest fines for a Maryland DUI and DWI caes.  In many instances, judges will allow the Defendant more time or allow that the fines be paid over the Read More

What is the Walk-and-Turn test?  Along with the Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus and One-Leg Stand test, the Walk-and-Turn is a Field Sobriety Test police use to determine intoxication.  If you are stopped in Maryland for a DUI, the officer will most certainly conduct this test.  The officer will direct you to walk a straight line, heel-to-toe, in nine steps counting each step out Read More

What is the One Leg Stand test? This is another of the three Field Sobriety Tests police use to determine intoxication.  If you are pulled over for a Maryland DUI, the officer will likely conduct this test.  The officer will direct you to raise one leg in the air 6-12 inches straight at the knee with the toes pointing Read More

What is the Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus test? It sounds like something off an eye-doctor’s chart, but the HGN is fairly simple. Otherwise known as the Penlight Test, it’s one of three Field Sobriety Tests police use in addition to the breathalyzer. Nystagmus means “involuntary jerking” and is a common result of intoxication.  If you’ve been Read More

How does the breathalyzer work? The breathalyzer is the best known method police use to determine intoxication and the one police trust the most. Unlike the other field sobriety tests, the breathalyzer provides an actual number to guide police in their investigation. This number is known as the BAC or Blood Alcohol Count. By blowing Read More

So you’ve been pulled over in Maryland and the officer suspects that you have been drinking and driving. You don’t know what to do. You wish you could call a Maryland DUI attorney and ask for their advice. Can you? Go ahead and do it…. Maryland recognizes a “14th Amendment” due process right to confer Read More

If you have been arrested for a Maryland DUI or DWI, and you are under the age of 21, jail time is not inevitable. The facts of the case, the judge, the prosecutor, your record, and the jurisdiction and county the case will be heard in, all play a role in determining your sentence (if Read More

If you’ve recently been charged in Maryland and are facing a DUI/DWI charge, don’t give up (even if there was high breath result!). In Maryland, just because you “failed” the breath test or blew a very high result, does not mean that all is lost. Having a Maryland drunk driving or dui attorney properly analyze Read More