Your Rights if Arrested for DUI in GA

The DUI defense attorneys of the Atlanta law firm Miller & Brown, P.C. provide information about what your rights are if arrested in GA on a drunk driving or DUI charge.

Once you have been arrested for a drunk driving or a DUI charge certain protections under the law become active.

• You have the right to remain silent.  You do not have to volunteer any information to the police.
• You have the right not to take any of the roadside field sobriety evaluations.
• If you do consent to any official tests of blood, breath, urine, you can request and must be provided the opportunity to take an independent test at a private medical facility administered by medical professionals of your choice.  This test is at your expense.
• You do not have to consent to a search of yourself, your vehicle, or property.
• You have a right to an attorney. 
• You can request to be allowed to contact your attorney right away.

It is important to know your rights.  However, knowing your rights is not a reliable stand-in for criminal attorneys who are experienced in mounting a drunk driving defense.  Your attorney should be retained as early in the process as possible to protect your options under the law. 

A DWI arrest in Georgia has nuances that defense attorneys familiar with drunk driving litigation will be alert for.  There is a myth in Georgia that a .08 blood alcohol level is necessary to be convicted of DUI.  A little known fact is that your BAC could be less and you could still be convicted of DUI because you are a “less safe driver".

To get more information about this and other issues about DUI in Atlanta, call Miller & Brown at 866-416-2403, or contact us through our quick contact form.