Abbreviation for driving under the influence.
Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Also known as DWI or OUI (driving while intoxicated and operating a motor vehcile under the influence of alcohol or drugs.) Laws prohibiting the operation or physical control of a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs may be referred to as DUI, DWI or OUI laws.
A traffic violation given to a person who operates a motor vehicle after consuming enough alcohol to significantly impair his/her ability to drive. For those above 21, the legal limit (i.e. the blood alcohol concentration at which you will automatically be issued a DUI) is either 0.08% to 0.10%, depending upon the state in which you live. All states will adopt the 0.08% limit over the next few years. For those under 21, it is not legal to drive with any detectable amount of alcohol in the system anywhere in the United States.
Driving under the influence. Can either refer to driving under the influence of alcohol, driving under the influence of drugs, or driving under the influence of a combination of liquor and drugs. This is the most widely used acronym for drunk driving cases. The standard for what it means to be under the influence will vary from state to state. It is important to contact a lawyer in your area that knows DUI law if you have been accused of DUI or a related drunk driving offense.
Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. A crime that can result in fines, suspension or revocation of driver's license, or jail time.
Driving under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs. This is different from the administrative hearing/driver's license hearing this may be referred to as the court case, traffic case, criminal case, or ticket.
Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs — one of the most common criminal traffic charges
Driving under the influence of intoxication. Any person found operating a motor vehicle with ten hundredth of one percent (.10) alcohol content in his or her blood.
These are all different terms for essentially the same crime. driving under the influence; driving under the influence of intoxicants; driving while intoxicated. In order to prove a defendant is guilty of DUI the State must prove each and every element of the offense beyond a reasonable doubt. Oregon Law defines the crime as follows. On a specific date, in a specific county, while driving a motor vehicle on a public road the defendant had; a BAC of .08 or higher; is under the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance or inhalant or any combination in which there driving was impaired to a notable perceptible degree. [ return to top of glossary
Driving Under Influence (of drugs, alcohol, or any other chemical substance).
See Driving Under the Influence.
driving under the influence of alcohol or other drugs
