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Operating While Visibly Impaired (OWVI)
You may be charged with OWI or DUI If you are found to have a blood alcohol content (BAC) of higher than 0.08% while operating a motor vehicle. However, if the police office believes you are obviously impaired, it could be enough to lead to an Operating While Visibly Impaired (OWVI) charge. For an OWVI […]
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Operating with the Presence of Drugs (OWPD)
The state of Michigan enacted a law some short years ago, which created a new crime, Operating While in the Presence of Drugs. While driving under the influence of drugs has always been illegal, it has been placed within the overhauled OWI charge, and this law includes the Operating with the Presence of Drug charge. […]
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Operating Under the Influence of Liquor (OUIL)
Michigan Law states that you can be convicted of operating under the influence of liquor even for drivers age 21 and over who have a BAC below the state’s legal limit of 0.08% (commercial drivers 0.04%). Police simply have to be able to prove that you are not able to operate a vehicle in a […]