DUI or Driving Under the Influence or drugs and/or alcohol is a serious offense. Nevada takes this law very seriously and often sets up DUI check points to reduce drunk driving.
2. Driving Under the Influence
(DUI)
• In the state of Nevada, DUI refers to the act of
driving a vehicle while intoxicated, due to drugs
and/or alcohol
• It is not necessary to be visibly drunk or impaired
to be subject to arrest on DUI charges
3. DUI Conviction
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A conviction can be
obtained if the individual
was caught driving with a
breath alcohol content
(BAC) or blood alcohol
level (BAL) of .08 or more,
and/or drugs in their
system.
Even if an individual can
function normally, they
can still be charged with a
4. Implied Consent Law
• The implied consent law is Nevada DUI
legislation that any Nevada driver who obtains a
state driver’s license grants implied consent for a
blood or breath test if they are suspected of
driving under the influence of drugs and/or
alcohol.
5. Consequences of DUI
• DMV will be notified and take appropriate action
in regards to your driving privileges which could
result in license suspension
• Jail sentence could range from two days to six
months and fines ranging from $400 to $1,000
for DUI 1st Offense.
7. DUI Checkpoints
• Cops are not allowed to pull over drivers without
probable cause except during a Nevada DUI
Sobriety Checkpoint, where they are allowed to
speak with drivers going through the checkpoint.
• Police routinely set up drunk driving checkpoints
to stop drivers and arrest anybody driving under
the influence
8. DUI Checkpoints
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DUI checkpoints are only
legal if they are
administered properly
If you are driving and see
warning signs of a
checkpoint, you are
allowed to take any legal
detour prior to that
checkpoint to avoid going
through it
9. Do Not Drink and Drive
• Many checkpoints are put in place during
holidays or special events in high traffic areas
• Do not drink and drive
10. If Charged With a DUI
• Contact Garret T. Ogata DUI Defense Attorney
• Visit www.gtogata.com or Call 702-366-0891