DUI / DWI Warning
Jul 27, 2004 | 5:20 pm
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Just a note on the "restricted to essential business" comment- states vary. A friend of mine lost his license in NJ and they take it away. Period. There are no provisions to let you use it under certain circumstances. For 6 months a co-worker who lived nearby drove him to and from work.
Jul 27, 2004 | 5:33 pm
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you're partally right... DUI's are criminal cases, not just traffic cases. IIRC, a DUI is on a TRAFFIC record for either 3 or 7 years but I cannot remember exactly... after that they do expire off your driving record after that time like a speeding ticket would but the DUI remains on the CRIMINAL record for life.
Generally for a first time DUI case, a person gets their license restricted to essential business, and has to go to AA or similar classes and provided that they complete those classes the DUI will be off the criminal record and be treated solely as a driving infraction and thus expires when the statue expires.
Generally for a first time DUI case, a person gets their license restricted to essential business, and has to go to AA or similar classes and provided that they complete those classes the DUI will be off the criminal record and be treated solely as a driving infraction and thus expires when the statue expires.
Jul 28, 2004 | 5:56 pm
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Wow, I had no idea of this. Good thing my consultant friend didn't try a weekend trip into Windsor while we were there!!
On the other hand, my family and I DID have a great stay, wherein we discovered Canadian-formulated Heinz ketchup. To think he is not going to be able to experience this ambrosia...
Which reminds me, robsawatsky, how long does a DUI/DWI bar one from entering Canada? Sounds kinda permanent, which would have even longer-term implications for someone whose job would take him/her into Canada regularly.
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On the other hand, my family and I DID have a great stay, wherein we discovered Canadian-formulated Heinz ketchup. To think he is not going to be able to experience this ambrosia...
Which reminds me, robsawatsky, how long does a DUI/DWI bar one from entering Canada? Sounds kinda permanent, which would have even longer-term implications for someone whose job would take him/her into Canada regularly.
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Jul 28, 2004 | 6:25 pm
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Originally Posted by LemonThrower
Probably becuase he doesn't deserve to be in prison. Most states in the U.S. have a limit of .08, which can be surpassed after just one drink. Now, most people are not any more impaired after just one drink than they are by watching billboards or listening to the radio. I think most participants in the US judicial system recognize this.
Jul 28, 2004 | 6:26 pm
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Originally Posted by robsawatsky
Not an expert in US law, but depending upon the circumstances of the DUI/DWI offense, it could be classified as either a misdeamoner or a felony. While this classification makes a difference in the USA, in many countries, including Canada, any DUI/DWI is counted as a Criminal Code conviction equivalent to a felony and generally bars someone with such a conviction from entering the country. So, DUI/DWI can have serious implications for international travel. Many Americans do not realize this until some event causes their background to be checked at a border entry point and "boom", barred from entry, noted in the computer records as failure to declare criminal conviction and big trouble getting across the border in the future.
Jul 29, 2004 | 2:09 am
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