Proven OVI Defense Lawyer in Akron, Ohio
Limited Clients. Proven Results.
If you are facing an OVI charge in Akron, call Stiefvater Law, LLC to speak with a successful OVI Attorney to fight your charge. OVI Lawyer Robert Stiefvater has been defending individuals since 2003. Put his experience to work for you in Akron, Ohio.
The Akron OVI Defense Lawyers at Stiefvater Law, LLC owe their ongoing courtroom success to the following:
1. Taking the time to understand each client’s desired outcome;
2. Being courtroom prepared by staying current with evolving OVI law; and
3. Limiting the number of clients so enough time can be devoted to building the best OVI defense for every case we accept.
Contact Stiefvater Law, LLC and discuss your case with an OVI Lawyer experienced in the court that is going to hear your case. An OVI charge in Akron or anywhere in Ohio is serious. You have questions. We have the answers. Our OVI consultation includes discussing the facts of your case and providing an honest assessment of your legal exposure. We pledge that we will not hard sell our services. The Akron OVI Lawyers at Stiefvater Law, LLC want everyone who faces an OVI to be confident and comfortable with their legal representation - even if they do not hire our Akron OVI Law Firm. We limit the number of OVI clients we represent because our OVI Defense Lawyers should be just as confident and comfortable with our clients as our clients are of us.
OVI Penalties in Akron, Ohio
OVI in Akron, Ohio has serious consequences. At a minimum, OVI is the most serious misdemeanor charge you can have in Ohio (first degree misdemeanor). Depending on your specific circumstance, OVI can even be a felony.
Every conviction for OVI has mandatory jail time and license suspension.
Contact an OVI Defense Attorney in Akron today to discuss the facts of your case and to build your defense.
Administrative License Suspension
Even before you are convicted of OVI, you are penalized. If you have been charged with OVI in Akron 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 OVI 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 Three (or more) Priors in 10 Years
Mandatory three year license suspension. No driving privileges for three years.
Refused Chemical Test with Three (or more) Priors in 10 Years
Mandatory five year license suspension. No driving privileges for three years.
Effective Akron OVI lawyer
Whether you are defending your first OVI or if this is not your first offense, you deserve a strong and effective defense. Like so many others before, trust the Akron OVI Defense Lawyers at Stiefvater Law to protect your rights, your license, and to keep you out of jail.
While challenging your OVI charge in Akron, 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 Akron OVI Attorney
Our Akron OVI Lawyers 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 Akron OVI. 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 Akron, Ohio.
OVI Penalties
Call Akron OVI Defense Attorney Robert Stiefvater to determine what penalties you are facing. OVI can be a felony or a misdemeanor. Several factors will determine the degree of the charge as well as the penalties you are facing if you are convicted. Conviction of a first lifetime OVI can result in a jail sentence of up to six months! There are also mandatory minimum jail sentences with every OVI conviction.
The State of Ohio, through it's lawmakers, has decided to be strict with the penalties for OVI. In fact, Ohio has some of the most strict OVI penalties in the country. If you are convicted of a Akron OVI, then you can be subject to the following range of penalties:
First OVI in 10 Years
If you are convicted of your first lifetime OVI or your first OVI in 10 years then you face these possible penalties:
Mandatory minimum three (3) day jail sentence up to six (6) months;
Mandatory fine of $375 up to $1,075;
Mandatory license suspension of one (1) to three (3) years; and
Possible yellow license plate (DUI plate or “party plates”) and interlock device.
First OVI in 10 Years and a High Test or Refusal
If you are convicted of your first lifetime OVI or your first OVI in 10 years and have a high test result or refusal of test then you face the following penalties:
Mandatory minimum six (6) day jail sentence up to six (6) months;
Mandatory fine of $375 up to $1,075;
Mandatory license suspension of one (1) to three (3) years; and
Mandatory yellow license plate (DUI Plate or “party plates”) and possible interlock device.
Contact the OVI Lawyers at Stiefvater Law to find out if we are currently accepting new clients. We are the OVI Defense Lawyers in Akron, Ohio, 44203.
Below is part of the State of Ohio’s OVI law. This is found in the Ohio Revised Code, Section 4511.19:
OVI (Legal Limit for Alcohol)
(1) No person shall operate any vehicle, streetcar, or trackless trolley within this state, if, at the time of the operation, any of the following apply:
(a) The person is under the influence of alcohol, a drug of abuse, or a combination of them.
(b) The person has a concentration of eight-hundredths of one per cent or more but less than seventeen-hundredths of one per cent by weight per unit volume of alcohol in the person's whole blood.
(c) The person has a concentration of ninety-six-thousandths of one per cent or more but less than two hundred four-thousandths of one per cent by weight per unit volume of alcohol in the person's blood serum or plasma.
(d) The person has a concentration of eight-hundredths of one gram or more but less than seventeen-hundredths of one gram by weight of alcohol per two hundred ten liters of the person's breath.
(e) The person has a concentration of eleven-hundredths of one gram or more but less than two hundred thirty-eight-thousandths of one gram by weight of alcohol per one hundred milliliters of the person's urine.
(f) The person has a concentration of seventeen-hundredths of one per cent or more by weight per unit volume of alcohol in the person's whole blood.
(g) The person has a concentration of two hundred four-thousandths of one per cent or more by weight per unit volume of alcohol in the person's blood serum or plasma.
(h) The person has a concentration of seventeen-hundredths of one gram or more by weight of alcohol per two hundred ten liters of the person's breath.
(i) The person has a concentration of two hundred thirty-eight-thousandths of one gram or more by weight of alcohol per one hundred milliliters of the person's urine.
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Zip Codes in Akron, Ohio: 44317, 44301, 44309, 44398, 44223, 44396, 44316, 44320, 44222, 44203
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