If you are arrested for a DUI or other criminal offense the police tow your vehicle. In order to have your vehicle released you have to pay an “impound” fee. This fee is nothing short of a ransom. The City of Chicago impound fees are the most outrageous of the municipals. For example, the DUI…
DetailsIf an officer suspects that you may be driving under the influence of alcohol he will ask you to perform Field Sobriety Tests and submit to a breath testing. Should you perform these test? The short simple answer is NO. I base my answer on the following: 1. The officer needs you to perform the…
DetailsIn Illinois a Driving Under the Influence (DUI) offense can be charged as either a felony DUI or misdemeanor DUI. With either a felony DUI or misdemeanor DUI the core issues presented are the same, i.e., did the police officer have a proper reason to stop your vehicle, was there enough evidence to ask you…
DetailsI am handling a case where my client was driving 32mph on the tollway. The speed limit is 55mph and the minimum speed is 45mph. Therefore, she was driving 13 mph under the minimum speed limit. As we know, everybody drives about 70 mph so other vehicles were passing her at 38 mph. An Illinois…
DetailsI am handling a case right now where my client was stopped for DUI. The Woodridge Police Officer asked my client to perform both the alphabet test and the count down test. Although the alphabet test, (saying the alphabet from the letter “E” to “P” or any other variation, e.g., “B” to “Q”, “F” to…
DetailsA “Confirmation of Statutory Summary Suspension” is the notice the Secretary of State will send to you to notify you that your license will be suspended. The confirmation also gives the Judge on your case jurisdiction (authority) to hear a Petition to Rescind the Statutory Summary Suspension. This document is important because it informs you…
DetailsIn a DUI arrest the police officer is required to inform you what will happen to your driver’s license if you submit to a breath test, (or other chemical test) and what will happen if you refuse to submit. The information is contained in the “Warnings to Motorist” form that the police officer is required…
DetailsThe Illinois Secretary of State Office is proposing changing the steps necessary to have a driver’s license reinstated after a person receives two or more DUI convictions. Currently a revoked driver has to obtain a drug and alcohol evaluation from a licensed treatment provider and then present themselves at a hearing before the Illinois Secretary…
DetailsIn Illinois you can be convicted for Driving Under the Influence (DUI) when your sleeping in your car or sitting in your car without the engine running. It is possible because Illinois law requires that you have “actual physical control” of your vehicle to be guilty of DUI. “Actual physical control” is defined as simply…
DetailsA “Drug and Alcohol Evaluation” is a review of your consumption of drug and alcohol use. The evaluation consists of two parts: 1) interview and 2) multiple choice questions. A urine test is not a standard part of the evaluation, however, can be requested if the evaluator has a suspicion that you may be under…
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