A third DUI in Indiana can dramatically increase the stakes. Depending on prior convictions, the new DUI may be a felony. A third conviction also carries mandatory incarceration or community service, and some defendants may face a Habitual Vehicular Substance Offender...
After an Indiana DUI arrest, you may be released from jail and given a date for your initial hearing. At that hearing, the judge addresses your charges, rights, possible penalties, and often your driver’s license. What happens next depends on your charges, criminal...
If you enter an Indiana DUI checkpoint, provide the required driving documents (Driver’s License, registration and proof of insurance) and stay polite. You generally do not have to answer investigatory questions about drinking or your evening and you do not need to...
Yes. In Indiana, your driver’s license can be suspended before you are convicted of DUI/OVWI. A judge can trigger a pretrial suspension after finding probable cause. This license action is separate from whether you are ultimately convicted of the criminal charge. The...
Yes. Field sobriety test results can be challenged in an Indiana OVWI case. Officers must properly instruct, administer, observe, and score standardized tests. Medical conditions, footwear, road conditions, weather, traffic, anxiety, and mistakes by the officer can...
An Indiana DUI case can be challenged by attacking the stop, field tests, chemical testing, alcohol timing, or officer credibility. An arrest does not guarantee a conviction. Each defense depends on the reports, videos, testing records, medical history, and timeline....
A first-time DUI in Indianapolis is usually charged as an Indiana OVWI misdemeanor. The maximum penalty can reach one year in jail and a $5,000 fine. Most first-time Marion County cases instead involve probation, court costs, license consequences, classes, and legal...
What Happens If Your BAC Is 0.15 or Higher in Indiana? In Indiana, an alcohol concentration of 0.15 or higher can support a Class A misdemeanor OVWI charge. That charge carries up to one year in jail and a $5,000 fine, even without a crash or injury. Why Does a 0.15...
Choose a lawyer who regularly handles Indiana DUI cases, identifies possible defenses, explains license consequences, and understands the local court. Avoid lawyers who rush the consultation, guarantee outcomes, or treat every case as an automatic guilty plea. In...
Arrested for Your First OVWI? Here’s the Good News. One of the first questions we hear from new clients is: “Am I going to jail?” If you’ve been arrested for your first OVWI, commonly called a DUI, in Indianapolis, the answer is usually no. Every criminal case is...
