Kentucky DUI
A DUI conviction in Kentucky will result in severe penalties and fines as well as a dirty stain on anyone's police record. However, Kentucky DUI laws also protect the rights of motorists. Among them is the right to contact a lawyer prior to undergoing any tests for intoxication.
Kentucky DUI laws
A person can be charged with a DUI case as long as he or she has been found operating a motor vehicle while having a blood alcohol level above the legal limit, even if there was no impairment found in the way the person was driving.
First offenses are punishable by fines, jail time as short as two days and as long as one month, community service, and license suspension.
Second offenses are punishable by jail time from 7 days to 6 months, community service, drug and alcohol assessment, and license suspension from 12 to 18 months.
A third offense will require a jail stay for up to 12 months, community service, and license revocation. A fourth offense is considered a felony and will result in up to five years in jail. All these come with corresponding fines and other penalties. All are also accompanied by a corresponding suspension of one's driving license.
Right to a lawyer
This privilege is unique to Kentucky Law. Once a person is charged with driving under the influence, he or she now has the privilege to contact a lawyer with a call no longer than 15 minutes since he or she was placed under observation for intoxication or prior to taking a breath or blood test.
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