GENERAL DO’S AND DONT’S FOR DUI SUSPECTS

1.    DO retrieve your License, Registration and Insurance before the Officer approaches, if possible.  Produce them upon request.

2.    DO NOT answer any questions about consuming alcohol or drugs.  Tell the Officer, “I want to speak with an Attorney before I SAY or DO anything.”

3.    DO NOT answer questions concerning where you have been or what you have been drinking.  Tell the Officer, “I want to speak with an Attorney before I SAY or DO         anything.”

4.    DO get out of your vehicle if asked to do so by the Officer.

5.    DO NOT submit to any roadside Sobriety Tests, agility Tests or Eye Tests.  All of these roadside Tests are voluntary, highly subjective and are designed to incriminate you.  DO tell the Officer, “I want to speak to an Attorney before I SAY or DO anything.”

6.    The majority of Officers DO NOT administer these roadside Tests pursuant to proper Guidelines and Procedures.

7.    DO NOT consent to a search of your vehicle.

8.    DO NOT take any Tests that the Officer requests you to take of your Breath, Blood, or Urine until and/or unless you first consult with an Attorney.

9.    The Laws in Ohio make it extremely difficult for Defense Attorneys to challenge the reliability of these Tests at Trial.

10.    Also, taking these Tests creates more evidence that can be used against you to indicate consumption of alcohol and/or drugs consumed and the quantity of alcohol and/or drugs consumed.

11.    Higher Tests results mean mandatory Jail Sentences, larger Fines, Ignition Interlock Devices, and Restricted License Plates.

12.    More often than not, taking these Tests WILL NOT help you.

13.    You DO have a right to Appeal any License Suspension for refusing to take these Tests.

14.    The less evidence that you give to the Government, the more you increase your chances of prevailing at Trial.

15.    You DO have a right to remain silent and a right NOT to do anything that will help the Government prove their Case.

16.    DO NOT give the Government evidence.  They must prove your guilt with whatever evidence they obtain.

17.    DO be polite, but DO NOT give them evidence.  DO make the Government prove their Case without your help.

18.    If you are a multiple Offender, a refusal could lead to an additional Charge of Refusing to Submit to the Chemical Test.

*Call Attorney Steven R. Adams at (513) 659-4442 anytime or before you appear in Court.*