Are Drugs Considered Illegal While Operating a Vehicle?

Whenever someone is talking about DUI (driving under the influence of alcohol or illegal substance), most people immediately imagine a person who was operating his or her vehicle under the influence of alcohol. While it is so in most cases, it does not necessarily mean that every DUI case is about alcohol only. Driving while intoxicated or impaired also implies operating the vehicle under the influence of drugs – both legal and illegal substances. Regardless of whether it was marijuana or cocaine, it is illegal to drive in a mental state that is clouded by the drugs.

With that said, if a person is pulled over at a DUI checkpoint and alcohol tests did not demonstrate that there is any alcohol in the blood, it does not necessarily mean that the law enforcement officer is going to let a person go. It does not work that way. If the law enforcement officer is going to have any reasons to believe that you were in fact driving under the influence of any drug, he or she will want to look into your vehicle. If there are any drugs there, you will not only be charged with DUI, but also with possession, which are both serious charges.

Being charged with DUI or possession may have a genuinely devastating impact on your day to day life. Legal penalties do not only involve expensive fines as well as community service – we are talking about losing driving privileges, ruining professional reputation, getting a serious criminal record and even going to jail.

It is very important to have a professional Sacramento DUI lawyer by your side in order to make sure that the sentence is minimized. Furthermore, only the lawyer will be able to question the legality of police’s actions, thus putting your arrest under a big question. There is even a chance that the case will be dismissed. Still, in order to make the most, you will have to be 100% honest with your lawyer and the attorney himself should tell you about all possible outcomes as it is.

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