Colorado DUI Laws: What You Need to Know (and Do) After an Arrest
In Colorado, driving under the influence (DUI) remains a serious concern for law enforcement and public safety. Colorado Crime Statistics indicate that 17,537 DUI cases were filed in 2023. This number highlights...
Driving Under the Influence (DUI) occurs when someone drives a car after drinking alcohol or using drugs. If you are facing a DUI arrest for the first time, the penalties...
How Long Does a DUI Stay on Your Record?
Driving a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol is a serious offense. An error that may seem small, such as missing a traffic stop, can carry significant legal...
What Evidence is Needed for a DUI Conviction?
In 2022, some 16,180 people were arrested for driving a vehicle under the influence of alcohol with a blood alcohol content over the legal limit in Colorado. However, there is a difference...
Should I Get a Lawyer for My First DUI?
Getting arrested for Driving Under the Influence (DUI) can be a terrifying experience, especially if it's your first time. You have to deal with legal consequences and potential fines, and...
Aurora Officer NOT Charged with DUI
Jeffrey Wolf Weighs In on CourtTV https://youtu.be/0nZSK32i0ao In March 2019, Aurora Police Officer Nate Meier was found drunk while on duty and behind the wheel of a police car. The...
How Does Express Consent Work in Colorado?
If you’re arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol or other drugs in Colorado, you will be asked to take a chemical test in accordance with Colorado’s...
A Closer Look at Colorado’s Felony DUI Law
Last year, Colorado lawmakers tightened their grip on habitual drunk driving. A new law, which took effect in August 2017, requires anyone convicted of a felony DUI to spend time...
Common Questions about Colorado DUI Charges
Driving under the influence (DUI) refers to operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated by alcohol or other drugs. DUI charges and related driving while ability impaired (DWAI) charges are serious,...
No Red-Letter Day for CSP: DUI Proposal is ‘Purposely Hurtful’
In The Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne wrote: "‘What do we talk of marks and brands, whether on the bodice of her gown, or the flesh of her forehead?’ cried another...
Since the legalization of recreational marijuana in Colorado in 2014, producers and dispensaries have been getting creative with new ways to consume cannabis. Nowadays, you can get cannabis flowers, vape...
Don’t Even Try to Beat the Breathalyzer this St. Patrick’s Day
People have tried some creative methods to beat the Breathalyzer, and most have failed. (more…)
No one should ever drive drunk. Unfortunately, alcohol inhibits the decision making process and leads many people to drive drunk anyway. In Colorado, 28,198 people were arrested for DUI in...
The Drug Schedule Classification Pyramid
The United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) organizes drugs, substances, and chemicals used to make drugs into five separate categories, or “schedules.” These five schedules are defined by the drug’s...
New Breathalyzer Test For Stoned Driving Coming To Denver
The law has never had a reputation for being “tech savvy.” Ours is a rapidly changing world. Technology and culture are often a few paces ahead of the law, which...
Over the years of roadside sobriety testing, there have been many who have tried to "beat" the system with one trick or another. However, while the breathalyzer may not be the...