Salt Lake City Commercial DUI Defense Attorney
Charged with a Commercial DUI in Salt Lake City?
If you have been arrested on a DUI charge while driving with a commercial driver's license, you need a lawyer who specializes in this aspect of DUI law. The team at Zabriskie Law Firm can provide a skilled and experienced Salt Lake City DUI defense attorney to represent you and help you navigate this complex legal area. Penalties for a drunk driver conviction are extremely severe because drunk driver accidents can cause tragic harm to innocent people, and commercial drivers often are controlling large vehicles, and can create more serious damages if they should get into a DUI accident. Such a conviction can ruin your life and your career. We can help you understand your situation and represent you in the best light possible.
For a commercial driver, a DUI charge includes driving while over the limit if your BAC (blood alcohol concentration) is over 0.04%. Even if a chemical test does not show that your BAC is over the legal limit, if your driving was impaired the lesser charge of driving while under the influence can result in a DUI conviction. Either charge can result in license suspension which means you will not be able to work as a commercial driver or drive a private vehicle for up to a year or even longer.
DUI Penalties
Penalties are extremely severe for DUI convictions. Even on a first conviction you can be fined up to $1,000 and sentenced to 6 months in jail and have your license suspended for 90 days. If you caused bodily injury to someone else, if a passenger was under age 16, or if you were over 21 and driving with a passenger under 18 the maximum penalty is $2,500 and one year in prison. The third conviction is a 3rd degree felony if it occurred within 10 years of the first two convictions. Your license will be suspended for at least a year. The maximum penalty is $5,000 and five years in prison. Further penalties are imposed if you refused to submit to chemical testing or had an open container.
The range of possible penalties is so broad that without adequate counsel by a CDL DUI Defense Attorney in Salt Lake City, you may suffer more serious penalties than if you retained experienced legal representation to defend your case.
Do not hesitate to contact a
Salt Lake City Commercial DUI Defense Attorney
at our firm for professional representation if you have been charged with a commercial DUI in the state of Utah.