Reader’s Question:
How bad is it gonna be the effect on my auto insurance here in Alabama if I get convicted of drunk driving or DUI?
Harvir
Dothan, AL
DUI can greatly affect your auto insurance in Alabama as your rates can go up by a considerable amount. DUI Law and the ratings systems of auto insurance companies in [...]
Reader’s Question:
My cousin who moved from another state was required to get something like SR22 insurance here in Alabama. Why is this required and what does this have to do with his auto insurance?
Candy
Dothan, AL
The SR22 auto insurance is a form that is compelled by the court as a proof of financial responsibility for people [...]
Reader’s Question:
Would there be a car insurance company willing to provide me coverage for the same rates after my DUI charge here in Birmingham, Alabama? I heard a lot of stories about some people who got DUI that they really had a hard time getting insured.
Freya
Birmingham, AL
I have to be honest with you that you [...]
Reader’s Question:
I don’t understand why my sister is worried about her drunk driving case here in Alabama. Isn’t it that DUI is just an ordinary traffic offense?
Jordana
Huntsville, AL
You should never take a DUI charge as an ordinary traffic offense because a DUI case is a criminal offense and Alabama DUI laws are surprisingly complicated, strict [...]
Reader’s Question:
My father got arrested for DUI here in Alabama and we are in the process of getting a lawyer? What are the disadvantages of getting a public defender to help my father in his DUI case?
Horace
Birmingham, AL
There could be serious disadvantages in having a public defender in your father’s DUI case in Alabama. First [...]
Reader’s Question:
What are the basic penalties for a DUI conviction here in Alabama and what instances could make the sentence harsher?
Rob
Hoover, AL
For a first-time DUI offense in Alabama, a driver may end up with fines, possible jail time or community service, driver’s license suspension under the DUI laws. The DUI offender may also be asked [...]
Reader’s Question:
I have always been curious about DUI and its connection with the Miranda rights during an arrest or DUI investigation. If I’m stopped for DUI in Alabama, how can the police be obligated to read or mention the Miranda Rights to me? Also, could you give me an example of an inconsistency of the [...]
Reader’s Question:
My brother was arrested for DUI in Decatur, Alabama and I understand that the officer had to make sure that my brother understood his right about the breath test. What possible defense could be used with regard to the breath test?
Ben
Decatur, AL
First of all, in a DUI investigation when it comes to breath test, [...]
Reader’s Question:
I have a friend who has been recently charged with DUI here in Alabama and according to the arresting officer, he smelled a strong odor of alcohol on my friend’s breath and on the vehicle that’s why he was cited for drunk driving. Does this strong odor of alcohol correlate with the actual blood [...]
Reader’s Question:
I know that some people who are arrested for DUI here in Huntsville, Alabama are being asked to take field sobriety tests to determine if they had been drinking. What are the possible defenses that can be used in a DUI case with regard to field sobriety tests?
Camren
Huntsville, AL
There are two kinds of field [...]
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