What the heck is wrong with me this weekend????
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Originally Posted by uncorked 
Hi LadyBlue, ugh, so sorry you're going through this!!! (Thanks for the laugh, tho!)
The whole legalities surrounding a DUI are head scratching. They take away your license, yet require you to attend AA meetings. Huh??? (Legally forcing AA meetings on people is another soapbox issue for me, but I digress...)
I also don't get why some are offered the ignition switch device and others are not. It makes no sense.
The whole legalities surrounding a DUI are head scratching. They take away your license, yet require you to attend AA meetings. Huh??? (Legally forcing AA meetings on people is another soapbox issue for me, but I digress...)
I also don't get why some are offered the ignition switch device and others are not. It makes no sense.
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Hi all, sugarbear, in the throes of step 4, just began the writing.
Correct, I have not yet been charged. In this state your license is controlled by the DMV. Court is separate. We are one if the toughest states in the country. Refusal results in automatic 6 months suspension and they wouldn't care if you were the lone caretaker for a sick individual and were their only ride to the doctors.
In their eyes you should have thought of that when you refused the test.
.....and realistically, they are correct. I have no recourse.
Correct, I have not yet been charged. In this state your license is controlled by the DMV. Court is separate. We are one if the toughest states in the country. Refusal results in automatic 6 months suspension and they wouldn't care if you were the lone caretaker for a sick individual and were their only ride to the doctors.
In their eyes you should have thought of that when you refused the test.
.....and realistically, they are correct. I have no recourse.
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States make it enticing to submit to a breathalyzer by making refusal a longer license suspension than a DUI suspension. If you were actually intoxicated and refused the test, then that was the smartest thing you did that night, so I wouldn't be so hard on yourself.
90 day suspension with a DUI on your record is far worse than 6 months with no DUI to have to deal with, in my opinion. Where I live a DUI will get you mandatory jail time of up to 6 months on a first offense, and with bail, court fines, lawyer, impound, insurance, etc., and you're looking at a minimum of $10K.
Also, you say you have not yet been charged. If you weren't arrested that night and did not admit to drinking, then I'm not seeing how they can charge you for DUI over a month later. If they do, and you never self-incriminated yourself, then any decent attorney should be able to get it dismissed easily. Good luck, and hang in there.
90 day suspension with a DUI on your record is far worse than 6 months with no DUI to have to deal with, in my opinion. Where I live a DUI will get you mandatory jail time of up to 6 months on a first offense, and with bail, court fines, lawyer, impound, insurance, etc., and you're looking at a minimum of $10K.
Also, you say you have not yet been charged. If you weren't arrested that night and did not admit to drinking, then I'm not seeing how they can charge you for DUI over a month later. If they do, and you never self-incriminated yourself, then any decent attorney should be able to get it dismissed easily. Good luck, and hang in there.
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Hi = I lost my license too and have been advised by both my daughter and probation officer that I should probably not rush to get it back, even though I could have the interlock device. The problem is the cost of the device and the huge insurance cost. It has been so hard too to ask anyone for help, but I have to admit when I have asked, folks have been more then helpful. My daughter feels I need more time to settle into sobriety and I think she is right. Luckily, my work is close by (a rarity in rural Maine)and my long suffering husband does drop me off. Yet there are times when I so just want to go and be part of some events.
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Hi LadyBlue, I have not read the entire thread, but it sounds like you are doing quite well, all things considered. I understand your frustration, but don't let it undermine your future goals and your current activities. I really enjoy reading your stuff.
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