Wisconsin OWI Lawyer

YOU HAVE 10 DAYS following your arrest to request an administrative review hearing.

If you have been charged with ay Wisconsin OWI it is important to realize that time is very critical. You could lose your Wisconsin Driver's License if you do not act immediately, so call our toll free number 1-866-995-9410 or fill out the Free DUI/DWI Consultation Form on the appropriate county information page. Simply click on the county link below and it will take you to the county page.

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Ashland

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Marinette

Saint Croix

Barron

Forest

Marquette

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Menominee

Sawyer

Brown

Green

Milwaukee

Shawano

Buffalo

Green Lake

Monroe

Sheboygan

Burnett

Iowa

Oconto

Taylor

Calumet

Iron

Oneida

Trempealeau

Chippewa

Jackson

Outagamie

Vernon

Clark

Jefferson

Ozaukee

Vilas

Columbia

Juneau

Pepin

Walworth

Crawford

Kenosha

Pierce

Washburn

Dane

Kewaunee

Polk

Washington

Dodge

LaCrosse

Portage

Waukesha

Door

Lafayette

Price

Waupaca

Douglas

Langlade

Racine

Waushara

Dunn

Lincoln

Richland

Winnebago

Eau Claire

Manitowoc

Rock

Wood


Drunk driving (Operating While Intoxicated / OWI)

Drunken driving in Wisconsin is

Prevalent:

  • Wisconsin has the highest rate of drunken driving in the nation. More than 26 percent of Wisconsin adults who were surveyed admitted that they had driven under the influence of alcohol in the previous year, according to a nationwide study by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released in April 2008.
  • There were more than 42,000 convictions for drunken driving offenses in Wisconsin last year.

Deadly:

  • Alcohol-related crashes killed 234 people in Wisconsin and injured more than 4,000 in 2008.
  • Approximately, 40 percent of all fatal traffic crashes in Wisconsin in 2008 were alcohol-related.
  • Last year, 50 percent of all fatal motorcycle crashes in Wisconsin were alcohol-related.

source: http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/safety/motorist/drunkdriving

Drunk driving law

It is illegal in Wisconsin for a driver over the age of 21 to operate a motor vehicle:

  • With a Blood/Breath Alcohol Concentration (BAC) of 0.08 or greater;
  • While under the influence of an intoxicant;
  • With a detectable amount of a restricted controlled substance in his or her blood; or
  • While under the influence of a controlled substance or any other drug.

For drivers with three or more prior Operating While Intoxicated (OWI) convictions, the limit is lower: they cannot operate a motor vehicle if their BAC is greater than 0.02

Drivers under 21 years of age are required by law to maintain "absolute sobriety," and, for them, driving with any amount of alcohol in their system is illegal.
A driver is "under the influence" when his or her ability to operate a motor vehicle is impaired. A person's ability to operate a motor vehicle is impaired if he or she is less able to safely control the vehicle because of the consumption of alcohol or controlled substances.

This means that if a police officer pulls you over and determines that you are impaired by alcohol and/or any other drug, you could be arrested and prosecuted, regardless of your BAC.
Penalties for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated range from a forfeiture and license revocation for a first offense, to up to 6 years imprisonment, 3 year license revocation and possible seizure of vehicles for subsequent offenses. Additionally, more severe penalties apply if injury or death results.

source: http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/safety/motorist/drunkdriving/law.htm

Here is a link to Wisconsin DWI laws in .pdf format http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/safety/docs/owi-penchrt.pdf

Links to Wisconsin State information:

Motor Vehicle Department: http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/drivers
OWI Laws: http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/safety/motorist/drunkdriving/offenses.htm
Driver's Manual (.pdf): http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/drivers/docs/bds124.pdf

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