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If you have been charged with a Michigan DUI there are two things that
you need to consider:
1) Take the charge seriously.
A conviction for a Michigan DUI will have long lasting consequences. A
criminal record can affect your employment, your future and your
personal freedom.
2) Hire an experienced Michigan DUI Lawyer.
Understanding the Michigan DUI laws and courtroom proceedings can be a
challenge. Hiring a qualified Michigan DUI Lawyer from DUILaws.com who
focuses on DUI defense can make a difference in the outcome of your
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Michigan DUI Laws and Drunk Driving Information
Driving Under the Influence in Michigan is also referred to as an OMVI. If you have been arrested for Driving Under the Influence or OMVI in Michigan and refused to participate in any field sobriety or chemical tests it is important to know that your license may be suspended. You will have to undergo a criminal proceeding for the DUI or OMVI offense that you will have to deal with in an actual court setting.
You may still be arrested for DUI or OMVI in Michigan regardless of
whether or not you have submitted to a breath, blood, or urine
test. If you did take the test it may not matter whether or
not the results of the test show a blood/breath alcohol result of .08%
or higher. When you are arrested for DUI or OMVI in Michigan
you will usually receive notice of your license suspension in
the mail, it is recommended that you hire a qualified Michigan DUI
defense attorney to help you appeal this suspension and to help you
with the criminal court proceeding
MCL Sections 257.625(11)(e), 257.625(9)(e)
2nd offense - MCL Sections 257.625(11)(b)(ii), 257.625(9)(b)(ii)
3rd offense or more - MCL Sections 257.625(11)(c)(ii), 257.625(9)(c)(ii)
Michigan Open Container Laws:
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Document
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Type
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Description
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Section
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Operating motor vehicle while intoxicated; operating motor vehicle
when visibly impaired; penalties for causing death or serious
impairment of a body function; operation of motor vehicle by person
less than 21 years of age; requirements; controlled substances; costs;
enhanced sentence; guilty plea or nolo contendere; establishment of
prior conviction; special verdict; public record; burden of proving
religious service or ceremony; ignition interlock device; “prior
conviction” defined.
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Section
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Arrest without warrant; circumstances; preliminary chemical breath
analysis; operator ordered out-of-service; refusal of commercial motor
vehicle operator to submit to breath analysis as misdemeanor;
provisions applicable to chemical tests and analysis; evidence;
availability of test results; admissibility of refusal to submit to
chemical test.
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Section
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Arraignment of person arrested for misdemeanor violation; pretrial
conference; advising accused of maximum penalty before acceptance of
plea; screening, assessment, and rehabilitative services; action by
secretary of state pending appeal.
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Section
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Consent to chemical tests; persons not considered to have given
consent to withdrawal of blood; administration of tests.
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Section
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Refusal to submit to chemical test; court order; report to
secretary of state; form.
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Section
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Refusal to submit to chemical test pursuant to § 257.625d; request
for hearing; notice.
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Section
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Effect of failure to request hearing; hearing procedure; notice;
authority of hearing officer; scope of hearing; finding; record;
licensing sanctions; judicial review; notice to motor vehicle
administrator of another state.
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Section
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Duties of peace officer if person refuses chemical test or if test
reveals unlawful alcohol content; test results; duration of temporary
license or permit; “unlawful alcohol content” defined.
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Section
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Drunk driving prevention equipment and training fund; drunk
driving caseflow assistance fund.
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Section
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Michigan annual drunk driving audit; preparation; contents;
report; evaluation of 1998 legislation.
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Section
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Repealed. 1991, Act 98, Eff. Jan. 1, 1992.
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Section
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Ignition interlock device; approval; certification; list of
manufacturers; rules; cost; notice to department by certifying
laboratory; unlawful conduct; penalties.
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Section
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Ignition interlock device; warning label; prohibited conduct;
violation as misdemeanor; penalty; definition; liability; insurance;
servicing.
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Section
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Operation of commercial motor vehicle by person with certain
alcohol content; arrest without warrant; violation as misdemeanor;
sentence; “prior conviction” defined.
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Section
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Forfeiture of vehicle or return to lessor.
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Section
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Ignition interlock device; sale, lease, or installation in
vehicle; surety bond.
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Section
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Reckless driving on highway, frozen public lake, or parking place;
violation as misdemeanor; penalty.
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Section
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Drag races; prohibition on public highways; definition; prima
facie evidence.
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Section
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Careless or negligent operation of vehicle as civil
infraction.
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Section
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Operation of vehicle on highway or public place; conduct as
felony; penalty.
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