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...
Maybe. An Indianapolis DUI arrest or license suspension does not always mean you will be completely unable to drive. Indiana courts can grant specialized driving privileges in some cases. Your options depend on the type of suspension, the court handling your case, and...
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...
