Kansas DUI defense Information This website provides accurate and up to date information on KS dui, such as effects on your driver's license, suppression issues, Intoxilyzer information, statutes, and field sobriety test standards. Also, check out our FAQ and Defense to Drunk Driving. The best thing that you can do for yourself is to review these pages, educate yourself about the subject and then hire the best Kansas DUI attorney you can find to help you with your case. I am an experienced criminal defense DUI attorney who can navigate the criminal court and DMV systems on your behalf. Cases involving driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs are known by many different names, but all of them require the services of a skilled criminal defense DUI lawyer. Different jurisdictions have different names for drunk driving: DUI (driving under the influence) - Kansas's terminology for drunk driving DWI (driving while impaired or intoxicated) - Missouri's terminology for drunk driving OUI (operating under the influence) DUII (driving under the influence of intoxicants) OUIL (operating under the influence of liquor) DWAI (driving while abilities are impaired) OMVI (operating a motor vehicle while impaired) "wet reckless" (alcohol related reckless driving). If you've been charged for any of these crimes, the possible consequences are serious, but help from an experienced drunk driving criminal defense attorney is available. Nationwide, the penalties for a drunk driving conviction are getting more and more severe, and can include substantial jail time, loss of driver's license, increased car insurance rates, ignition interlock device placed on your vehicle after your license is reinstated, auto impoundment, alcohol and drug educational classes (DUI school), lifetime conviction on your criminal record, negative effects on your DMV driving record, denial of admission into foreign countries, denial of naturalization or deportation from the U.S., employment consequences, professional license consequences, the inability to rent a car, consequences in unrelated legal proceedings (such as divorce or child custody hearings), not to mention the embarrassment associated with an arrest for DUI. Clearly, consultation with a skilled criminal defense lawyer who concentrates on DUI / DWI defense is essential.
------------------------------------------------------------------- KS DUI PenaltiesFirst Offense
- 48 hours to 6 months in jail or 100 hours of community service - Fines between $500 and $1,000 - Loss of driver's license for 30 days - Alcohol evaluation and treatment programs Second Offense Penalties- Jail time of 90 days to 1 year - Ignition interlock system required after the 1 year license suspension - Mandatory Alcohol Evaluation and Treatment program Third Offense Penalties- 90 days to 1 year in jail - Fines between $1,500 and $2,500 - Loss of driver's license for 1 year - Mandatory Alcohol Evaluation and Treatment - Ignition interlock system required after the 1 year license suspension period Fourth Offense Penalties- 90 days to 1 year in jail - $2,500 fine - 1 year post release supervision - Loss of driver's license for 1 year - Mandatory Alcohol Evaluation and Treatment - Ignition interlock systerm required after the 1 year license suspension period Fifth or Subsequent Offense- 90 days to 1 year in jail - $2,500 fine - 1 year post release supervision - Permanent license revocation - Mandatory Alcohol Evaluation and Treatment --------------------------------------------------------------------------
Kansas DUIsA Kansas DUI is defined as having a blood alcohol of .08% or higher. If you are a first time offender, you will be facing fees and possibly some jail time. You need to talk to a lawyer about your Kansas DUI in order to protect your right to drive and to get you the least amount of jail time possible. You'll be facing both a criminal and a civil case, and your right to drive is at risk. You only have ten (10) days after being arrested to request a hearing to save your drivers license so time is certainly of the essence. Kansas Drivers License RevocationOne thing you face when facing a Kansas DUI case is having your driver's license revoked. This can be done in both your criminal and your civil case. If you fail a breath test, you will face your license being revoked for a month to a year. When you face your civil case, or "administrative hearing", you can challenge this suspension. Also, your driver's license cannot be suspended until you have been given this hearing, provided you request the hearing in the ten day time period. If you are convicted of a Kansas DUI, you will lose your license for 30 days. After that you can only drive to work and school for 330 days. To get your license back you must pay $100, and the suspension will show on your permanent driving record. Jail Time and Fines for Kansas DUIWith a Kansas DUI case you are also facing jail time and fines. For first offenders, the jail time is at least 48 hours. You could be given up to 6 months incarceration time. This can be reduced or eliminated if you serve 100 hours of community service time, which is unpaid. You can expect to pay between $500 and $1000 in fees. You will also be charged for the education and evaluation requirements you face. Finally, you will pay between $10 and $100 in court costs. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- BRUI - "Bike Riding Under The Influence" Posted May 7, 2010 A Tampa, Florida man was recently charged with a DUI while riding a bicycle after Collier County stopped him in East Naples. Nope. Not a motorcycle. Not a moped. A bike, that you pedal. The sheriff's office reports that 51-year-old Tommy Charles Miller was riding a bike Saturday night without any lights. When deputies stopped him, they reported that his eyes appeared bloodshot, and he smelled like alcohol. Deputies also found two cans of beer in the bike's front basket. I suppose he should just be happy that they didn't also charge him with transporting an open container?!? Miller was arrested and charged with DUI, refusing to submit to a DUI test, having an open alcohol container in public and refusing to sign a citation. He was being held on $7,000 bail. Whew! Good thing such a dangerous criminal is kept off of our streets?!? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- For more interesting legal articles, please check out our archive: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Drunk Driving Articles Archive 1 Drunk Driving Articles Archive 2
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