By limiting the number of clients we represent, our DUI Law Firm has been able to focus on results. DUI Attorney Robert Stiefvater has been successfully representing individuals since 2003. If you were charged with DUI in Perry (Township), Ohio, call Stiefvater Law, LLC to find out if we are accepting new clients and to discuss your defense. Our DUI Defense Lawyers will explain every step of the process. Put our experience to work for you in Perry (Township), OH. The Perry (Township) DUI Lawyers at Stiefvater Law, LLC owe their ongoing courtroom success to the following:Proven DUI Lawyer in Perry (Township), Ohio
Limited Clients. Proven Results.
Get in touch with Stiefvater Law, LLC and discuss your case with a DUI Defense Lawyer with local experience. A Perry (Township) DUI is serious. You will have questions. We have the answers so let's talk. Every free DUI consultation includes explaining the penalties you face if convicted. We will provide an honest assessment of your case. We never just try to sell our services. The Perry (Township) DUI Defense Attorneys at Stiefvater Law, LLC believe that anyone who faces a charge of DUI needs to be confident and comfortable with their DUI Defense Lawyer - even if they do not hire our Perry (Township) DUI Law Firm. Stiefvater Law limits the number of DUI clients we represent because our DUI Defense Lawyers should be as comfortable and confident with our clients as the clients are of us.
DUI Penalties in Perry (Township), Ohio
DUI in Perry (Township), Ohio has serious consequences. At a minimum, DUI is the most serious misdemeanor charge you can have in Ohio (first degree misdemeanor). Depending on your specific circumstance, DUI can even be a felony.
Every DUI conviction has a mandatory license suspension and jail sentence.
Contact a DUI Lawyer in Perry (Township) today to discuss the facts of your case and to build your defense.
Administrative License Suspension
Even before you are convicted of DUI, you are penalized. If you have been charged with DUI in Perry (Township) then you most likely have or will be put under an Administrative License Suspension, or ALS. An appeal of this suspension must be filed within 30 days of the arrest or you may lose the opportunity to challenge the ALS. Even if you beat your DUI this suspension will remain if you have not appealed it. The length of your pretrial Administrative License Suspension varies. For example, an Administrative License Suspension is as follows for a:
Failed Chemical Test with Prior in 10 Years Mandatory one year license suspension. No driving privileges for first 45 days. Refused Chemical Test with Prior in 10 Years Mandatory two year license suspension. No driving privileges for first 90 days.
Effective Perry (Township) DUI lawyer
Whether you are defending your first DUI or if this is not your first offense, you deserve a strong and effective defense. Like so many others before, trust the Perry (Township) DUI Defense Attorneys at Stiefvater Law to protect your rights, your license, and to keep you out of jail.
While challenging your DUI charge in Perry (Township), Ohio, we will:
1. Protect your Rights throughout the process;
2. Review all of the evidence in order to build your best defense; and
3. Explain the process so you understand what is happening.
Result Driven Perry (Township) DUI Attorney
Our Perry (Township) DUI Attorneys will work tirelessly to defend you. Stiefvater Law is a result driven firm. Many clients come to us feeling that there is no way to beat their Perry (Township) DUI. Even when the evidence points to guilt, there are several avenues to challenge that evidence. Keeping that evidence out of trial often results in a finding of not guilty or a pre-trial offer to a reduced charge. Put our experience to work for you in Perry (Township), Ohio.
DUI Penalties Even a first DUI is a first degree misdemeanor. A first degree misdemeanor is the most serious level of misdemeanor in Ohio. Sometimes a DUI is a felony. The degree of your charge is dependent on several factors. Call the DUI Lawyers at Stiefvater Law to discuss the degree of your DUI as well as the possible penalties. Ohio DUI penalties are some of the most strict in the United States. If you are convicted of a DUI in Perry (Township), OH, you are subject to severe penalties. Below is an example of the range of penalties for conviction of a:
If you are convicted of your 4th or 5th DUI in 10 years or your 6th DUI in 20 years then you face the following penalties: Mandatory fine of $1,350 up to $10,500; Mandatory alcohol and or drug addiction program; Mandatory 60 days jail up to one year or 60 days prison with optional additional 6 to 30 months; Mandatory license suspension of three years up to a lifetime suspension; Mandatory yellow license plate (DUI plate or “party plate”) and interlock device; and Forfeiture of your vehicle. If you are convicted of your 4th or 5th DUI in 10 years or your 6th DUI in 20 years and have a high test or refusal of test then you are facing the following penalties: Mandatory 120 days jail up to one year or 120 days prison with optional additional 6 to 30 months; Mandatory alcohol and or drug addiction program; Mandatory license suspension of three years up to a lifetime suspension; Mandatory fine of $1,350 up to $10,500; Mandatory yellow license plate (DUI plate or “party plate”) and interlock device; and Forfeiture of your vehicle.Fourth or Fifth DUI in 10 Years or Sixth in 20 Years
Fourth or Fifth DUI in 10 Years or Sixth in 20 Years and High Test or Refusal
Let's talk. The DUI Attorneys at Stiefvater Law will provide a free consultation, regardless of whether or not they are currently accepting new clients. We are the DUI Defense Lawyers in Perry (Township), Ohio, 44057.
Below is part of the State of Ohio’s DUI law. This is found in the Ohio Revised Code, Section 4511.19:
DUI (Legal Limit for various Drugs, including Marijuana)
(i) The person has a concentration of amphetamine in the person's urine of at least five hundred nanograms of amphetamine per milliliter of the person's urine or has a concentration of amphetamine in the person's whole blood or blood serum or plasma of at least one hundred nanograms of amphetamine per milliliter of the person's whole blood or blood serum or plasma.
(ii) The person has a concentration of cocaine in the person's urine of at least one hundred fifty nanograms of cocaine per milliliter of the person's urine or has a concentration of cocaine in the person's whole blood or blood serum or plasma of at least fifty nanograms of cocaine per milliliter of the person's whole blood or blood serum or plasma.
(iii) The person has a concentration of cocaine metabolite in the person's urine of at least one hundred fifty nanograms of cocaine metabolite per milliliter of the person's urine or has a concentration of cocaine metabolite in the person's whole blood or blood serum or plasma of at least fifty nanograms of cocaine metabolite per milliliter of the person's whole blood or blood serum or plasma.
(iv) The person has a concentration of heroin in the person's urine of at least two thousand nanograms of heroin per milliliter of the person's urine or has a concentration of heroin in the person's whole blood or blood serum or plasma of at least fifty nanograms of heroin per milliliter of the person's whole blood or blood serum or plasma.
(v) The person has a concentration of heroin metabolite (6-monoacetyl morphine) in the person's urine of at least ten nanograms of heroin metabolite (6-monoacetyl morphine) per milliliter of the person's urine or has a concentration of heroin metabolite (6-monoacetyl morphine) in the person's whole blood or blood serum or plasma of at least ten nanograms of heroin metabolite (6-monoacetyl morphine) per milliliter of the person's whole blood or blood serum or plasma.
(vi) The person has a concentration of L.S.D. in the person's urine of at least twenty-five nanograms of L.S.D. per milliliter of the person's urine or a concentration of L.S.D. in the person's whole blood or blood serum or plasma of at least ten nanograms of L.S.D. per milliliter of the person's whole blood or blood serum or plasma.
(vii) The person has a concentration of marihuana in the person's urine of at least ten nanograms of marihuana per milliliter of the person's urine or has a concentration of marihuana in the person's whole blood or blood serum or plasma of at least two nanograms of marihuana per milliliter of the person's whole blood or blood serum or plasma.
(viii) Either of the following applies: (I) The person is under the influence of alcohol, a drug of abuse, or a combination of them, and the person has a concentration of marihuana metabolite in the person's urine of at least fifteen nanograms of marihuana metabolite per milliliter of the person's urine or has a concentration of marihuana metabolite in the person's whole blood or blood serum or plasma of at least five nanograms of marihuana metabolite per milliliter of the person's whole blood or blood serum or plasma. (II) The person has a concentration of marihuana metabolite in the person's urine of at least thirty-five nanograms of marihuana metabolite per milliliter of the person's urine or has a concentration of marihuana metabolite in the person's whole blood or blood serum or plasma of at least fifty nanograms of marihuana metabolite per milliliter of the person's whole blood or blood serum or plasma.
(ix) The person has a concentration of methamphetamine in the person's urine of at least five hundred nanograms of methamphetamine per milliliter of the person's urine or has a concentration of methamphetamine in the person's whole blood or blood serum or plasma of at least one hundred nanograms of methamphetamine per milliliter of the person's whole blood or blood serum or plasma.
(x) The person has a concentration of phencyclidine in the person's urine of at least twenty-five nanograms of phencyclidine per milliliter of the person's urine or has a concentration of phencyclidine in the person's whole blood or blood serum or plasma of at least ten nanograms of phencyclidine per milliliter of the person's whole blood or blood serum or plasma.
(xi) The state board of pharmacy has adopted a rule pursuant to section 4729.041 of the Revised Code that specifies the amount of salvia divinorum and the amount of salvinorin A that constitute concentrations of salvia divinorum and salvinorin A in a person's urine, in a person's whole blood, or in a person's blood serum or plasma at or above which the person is impaired for purposes of operating any vehicle, streetcar, or trackless trolley within this state, the rule is in effect, and the person has a concentration of salvia divinorum or salvinorin A of at least that amount so specified by rule in the person's urine, in the person's whole blood, or in the person's blood serum or plasma.
Cities in Lake County: Waite Hill, Wickliffe, Willowick, Willoughby Hills, Willoughby
Zip Codes in Perry (Township), Ohio: 44077, 44081, 44057