A first-time DUI in Indiana can result in criminal charges, jail time, fines, and a suspended driver’s license. Most cases involve misdemeanor charges, although certain circumstances can lead to felonies. After an arrest, you’ll attend an initial hearing,...
Yes. In Indiana, you can face marijuana DUI charges even if you smoked weed days or weeks before driving. Indiana law prohibits operating a vehicle with certain controlled substances or their metabolites in your blood. You do not necessarily have to be high at the...
In Indiana, you can generally refuse a portable breath test (sometimes referred to as a preliminary breath test) during a routine DUI investigation that does not involve an accident. However, refusing a properly offered certified chemical test can suspend your...
Yes. Indiana law allows prosecutors to charge drivers with operating a vehicle while intoxicated (OVWI) when certain controlled substances or their metabolites are detected in their blood. You may face criminal charges even if you consumed marijuana legally in another...
Yes. In Indiana, a new OVWI can become a Level 6 felony when you have a previous OVWI conviction within the prior seven years. That felony exposure can bring mandatory minimum jail or community service, treatment requirements, license problems, and significantly...
Yes. Indiana police can obtain a forced blood draw during a DUI investigation when they have lawful authority, which commonly means obtaining a search warrant. A blood draw is a Fourth Amendment search, so, absent a warrant, police generally cannot force one simply...
