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To legally drive a vehicle in Maryland, you need a driver's license. You typically also need liability insurance and to register the vehicle you intend to drive with the state. It can cost hundreds of dollars per month to insure a vehicle, but those costs are...
When a police officer suspects that you have had too much to drink, they will likely ask you to step out of your vehicle for additional screening. In scenarios where a collision has already occurred, they can theoretically demand a chemical test right away. Otherwise,...
Being charged with driving under influence (DUI) can impact your life in a variety of ways. Depending on the nature of your case (first or repeat offense), the penalties for a DUI conviction in Maryland can be far-reaching. If you are convicted of drunk driving in...
There are plenty of reasons why you should never drink and drive. Besides compromising your ability to drive safely and risking your life and the lives of others, drunk driving is also a criminal offense with serious penalties. However, besides the legal penalties, a...
Drinking alcohol, taking prescription medicines and driving a car are three everyday things people do. Done alone and appropriately, they are fine. Yet when you combine the three, they can have several unanticipated and unwelcome consequences. If you’ve never stopped...
The advice is clear: Don’t drink and drive. You’ve undoubtedly heard and seen it in many times. You decide to follow that advice when you unexpectedly bump into an old college friend and end up having one too many drinks. You leave the bar, get into your car and shut...
Panic can ensure when you see a sobriety checkpoint ahead or the blue lights of a police car behind you. You might think the police will arrest you, and a judge will send you to jail for years, even though you have not drunk enough to be anywhere near the legal limit....
Having the police charge you with driving under the influence (DUI) might be traumatic. Yet the prospect of returning home to tell your partner might scare you even more. It’s understandable that they will be upset because your charge won’t just affect you. It will...
If this is the first time the police have ever charged you with drunk driving, you might consider accepting the charge. Maybe you misjudged your drinks, tested slightly over the legal limit and figure that in the future, you know to have one drink less. That is not a...
If you like to drink alcohol, there may be days when you consume far more than usual. Perhaps you bump into a friend you have not seen for ages. Maybe you head out to celebrate your team’s victory, or perhaps you attempt to drown your sorrows after your spouse files...
