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Alabama DUI Laws

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The maximum prescribed legal BAC limit in Alabama is 0.08% per se
(effective from Oct 1st 1995)

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Alabama Drunk Driving Laws

(If you’ve been charged with Alabama DUI, the law allows only 10 days for your Alabama DUI Lawyer to make a request with the Alabama Department of Public Safety for a hearing to save your driving license)

Alabama is a member of the Interstate Drivers License Compact
An agreement between participating states to share information regarding certain types of convictions including DUI - DWI and related Drunk Driving offenses. If a resident of one state gets convicted of a drunk driving offense in another state, the driver's home state will be notified. The type of action that the driver's home state will take will vary from state to state.

Alabama DUI Laws and BAC limits

ALL DRIVERS - BAC LIMIT = 0.08%
In the State of Alabama it is crime for ANY driver to drive with a BAC (blood alcohol content - concentration) of 0.08% and above.

COMMERCIAL DRIVERS - BAC LIMIT = 0.04%
It is a crime for commercial vehicle operators to drive with a BAC (blood alcohol content - concentration) of 0.04% or above.

MINOR (under the age of 21) - BAC LIMIT = 0.02%
It is a crime for persons under 21 years of age to drive with a BAC (blood alcohol content - concentration) of 0.02% or above.

SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS - BAC LIMIT = 0.02%
It is a crime for school bus drivers to drive with a BAC (blood alcohol content - concentration) of 0.02% or above.

DAYCARE DRIVERS - BAC LIMIT = 0.02%
It is a crime for daycare drivers to drive with a BAC (blood alcohol content - concentration) of 0.02% or above.

It is a crime to refuse to submit to a chemical test in Alabama and implied consent laws are enforced.

!! CAUTION - Driving Ability Impaired !!

You can be prosecuted in Alabama without driving while you are over the legal prescribed bac limit.

Under Alabama law, it is unlawful to drive with a BAC limit above the per se laws OR to drive while impaired under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs.

Under this law the prosecution must show that the driver was IMPAIRED by alcohol and/or drugs. The level of impairment is usually based on observations and evidence of driving ability (or rather inability), physical appearance, field sobriety tests and any other relevant evidence which can help prove a persons driving ability was indeed impaired. Different amounts of alcohol can affect people in different ways, what may impair one persons driving ability and make them feel drunk, might not necessarily impair another persons driving ability.

Observations from a law enforcement officer that may lead to being stopped and arrested include:

  • Making a turn too widely or narrowly
  • Using two lanes, stradling the center line
  • Almost hitting someone or something
  • Weaving or drifting from one side of the road to another
  • Driving too slowly and being overly cautious
  • Driving too close to vehicle in front
  • Driving ON the center lines
  • Erratic braking
  • Swerving to correct course of vehicle

You can be charged with an offence regardless of your BAC level, as long as impairment can be proved to the legal extent necessary.

A skilled drunk driving attorney can help you defend any charges against you

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Penalties for DUI - Drunk Driving in Alabama

Alabama is a state with a five-year ‘washout period,’ also known as a 'look back period', this means that a prior conviction is not admissible after five years. If it is five years and one day since a driver was convicted of DUI, that driver will be considered a first-time offender. If a driver commits a DUI within five years of the first DUI, they are considered guilty of a second offense and are subjected to harsher punishments.

First Dui - Drunk Driving Conviction - CLASS A Misdemeanor

The penalty for a first DUI - drunk driving conviction in Alabama:

  • fine of between $600 to $2,100
  • up to one year (365 days) in county or municipal jail
  • 90 days drivers license suspension
  • attendance at a substance abuse program
  • SR22 insurance requirement

Second DUI - Drunk Driving Conviction - CLASS A Misdemeanor

The penalty for a second DUI - drunk driving conviction in Alabama:

  • fine of between $1,100 to $5,100
  • mandatory 5 days up to - to one year (356 days) in county or municipal jail
  • possible 20 days community service in lieu of jail time
  • mandatory 48 hours jail or 20 days community service
  • one year revocation of drivers license
  • attendance at a substance abuse program
  • SR22 insurance requirement

Third DUI - Drunk Driving Conviction - CLASS A Misdemeanor

The penalty for a third DUI - drunk driving conviction in Alabama:

  • fine of between $2,100 to $10,100
  • mandatory 60 days - up to one year (365 days) in county or municipal jail
  • three year revocation of drivers license
  • attendance at an alcohol treatment program
  • SR22 insurance requirement

Fourth DUI - Drunk Driving Conviction - CLASS C FELONy

The penalty for a fourth DUI - drunk driving conviction in Alabama:

  • fine of between $4,100 to $10,100
  • mandatory one year and one day - up to ten years imprisonment
  • five year revocation of drivers license
  • attendance at an alcohol treatment program

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Implied consent LAWS

Implied Consent Chemical Testing

It is an offense to refuse to submit to a chemical test in Alabama and implied consent laws are enforced.

The implied consent law in Alabama states that "Any person who operates a motor vehicle upon the public highways of this state shall be deemed to have given his consent to a chemical test or tests of his blood, breath, or urine to determine blood alcohol content" If you refuse to take the test requested by an officer your drivers license will be suspended.

Penalties for refusing to submit to a chemical test in alabama

In Alabama, if the accused refuses to take a chemical test of their blood, breath or urine, their drivers license will be suspended/revoked.

CHEMICAL TEST - FIRST REFUSAL

  • Automatic and immediate 90 day drivers license suspension

Chemical Test - Second Refusal

  • Automatic and immediate 1 years drivers license suspension

If operating a commercial vehicle a chemical test is refused then it is an automatic and immediate 1 year drivers license suspension.

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The minimum mandatory liability insurance coverage required in the state of Alabama for private passenger vehicles is (25/50/25). This equates to the following liability coverage:

  • $25,000 bodily injury liability (BIL) per person
  • $50,000 for two or more people in one accident
  • $25,000 property damage liability (PDL) coverage

What is (BIL) Bodily Injury Liability insurance?

(BIL) Bodily Injury Liability insurance coverage will pay for serious and permanent injury or death to other people when a crash is caused by the insured. An auto insurance company will pay for injuries up to the limits specified in an insurance policy and will provide legal representation for the insured in the event someone tries to sue them.

What is (PDL) Property Damage Liability insurance?

(PDL) Property Damage Liability insurance coverage pays for damages an insured driver or members of an insured drivers family cause (and are liable for) to other people's property in a crash involving a motor vehicle.

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Protect your rights! Talk to a local DUI lawyer

Alabama DUI cases tend to move quickly through the system, and there may be important deadlines that affect your right to assert certain defenses or call witnesses. It’s important that you understand the process your Alabama drunk driving case will follow and the important requirements and deadlines before you take any action—but you can’t afford to delay.

Talk to a local Alabama Drunk Driving Attorney as soon as possible to gather important information such as:

• What penalties do you face if convicted of DUI in Alabama?
• What are the indirect penalties, such as increased insurance rates and diminished job opportunities in Alabama?
• Does Alabama have a mandatory ignition interlock device law?
• Was your breathalyzer or blood alcohol content (BAC) test properly administered in accordance with Alabama laws and procedures ?
• When and how can you get your driver’s license reinstated in Alabama?

It’s easy to make mistakes under pressure, so make sure that you have the information you need to make good, educated decisions during this process. Contact a local Alabama criminal defense attorney specialising in Alabama drunk driving laws today.

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Useful Alabama DUI Links:

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Latest Alabama DUI News

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Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:39:05 GMT+00:00

Driver in fatal wreck charged with DUI - Opelika Auburn News


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Driver in fatal wreck charged with DUI
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Tom Stofer said Michael M. Madkins, 18, of Elk Grove, Calif., was released from the East Alabama Medical Center and taken straight to the Lee County ...


Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:17:54 GMT+00:00

Who's No. 1? Rating the top D-linemen in 2010 NFL draft class - USA Today


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... on a DUI charge after officers found him passed out in his car Dec. 1, four days before the Southeastern Conference championship game against Alabama. ...

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Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:30:57 GMT+00:00

2010 NFL Mock Draft 1.0 - Xtra Point Football


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Dunlap's 'asleep at the light' DUI incident may have just been a dumb lapse in judgment, but some are still worried about his maturity. ...

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Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:25:45 GMT+00:00

Gators' Brown arrested on battery charges - ESPN (blog)


Gators' Brown arrested on battery charges
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... DUI arrest rocked the team the week of the SEC championship game. Dunlap was suspended for the game, and Florida lost 32-13 to Alabama a few days later, ...
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