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Field Sobriety Tests

When law enforcement stops you on suspicion of drunk driving, they often conduct what they refer to as field sobriety tests. Although they may ask you to say the alphabet backwards or hop on one foot or touch your nose with your eyes shut, there are only three sobriety tests recognized by the National Highway...

Pennsylvania DUI Laws

Pennsylvania DUI laws impose harsh penalties on those who violate them. Although anyone with a blood alcohol content (BAC) over the legal limit of 0.08 will be arrested for drunk driving, whether or not the offense is charged as a misdemeanor or felony depends on the actual BAC and circumstances surrounding the arrest. The higher...

Pennsylvania DUI Penalties

Getting picked up for a DUI in Pennsylvania can be a frightening experience. After a DUI arrest, many drivers know their limits and never drive under the influence again. The state of Pennsylvania recognizes that any driver can fail to realize his or her level of intoxication and make the mistake of driving while impaired....

Refusals

Under Pennsylvania laws, anyone who is suspected of operating a vehicle or has “substantial control of a vehicle” and is under the influence of alcohol may be arrested. Under the implied consent laws, drivers are required by law to submit to a chemical or blood test to allow law enforcement officers to determine their blood...

Sobriety Checkpoints

Law enforcement officers in Pennsylvania often use sobriety checkpoints in order to identify and arrest drunk drivers. Although it appears that such stops are in violation of the Fourth Amendment protection against unreasonable searches and seizures, the U.S. Supreme Court held that if certain conditions are met, the community need to be protected from the...

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