Sangamon County DUI Attorney and the BAIID

A DUI offender may decline the court’s offer to petition for an MDDP and instead choose to restrain from driving during the suspension period. However, an offender who chooses not to participate in the program and is subsequently caught driving a vehicle during the suspension period, is guilty of a Class 4 felony. Additionally, an offender who participates in the BAIID program and is subsequently caught driving a vehicle without a BAIID device installed is guilty
of a Class 4 felony. Penalties include possible imprisonment of 1-3 years, a minimum of 30 days in jail or 300 hours of community service, and fines of up to $25,000. For further information, contact your Sangamon County DUI Attorney or your Sangamon County DUI Lawyer. You can review a video regarding Attorney Monroe McWard's experience as a Sangamon County DUI Attorney.

Illinois Warren County DUI Attorney and Breathalyzers

Law Enforcement officials are generally pleased if a driver under arrest for DUI accepts the invitation to take the breath test. Why? Because it offers them evidence on a scientific scale that they believe outweighs the observational evidence which led to the DUI arrest in the first place.

There are several scientific principles at work in an intoximeter or breath reading machine. First, no sample is any good if the manufacturer’s guidelines are not strictly followed. In fact, most machines out there today are in operation outside of the manufacturers’ limited warranty.

A local DUI Attorney can help explain the nuances of the machine, but one of the easiest ways to relate to it is knowing that it is a computer. Everyone who has used a computer has witnessed the computer fail or lock up. Computers aren’t perfect and neither are Breathalyzers. For further information, contact your Warren County DUI Attorney.