Casas Adobes Arizona DUI Cases

Reader’s Question:

I heard that my sister was charged with two separate cases when she was arrested for DUI here in Casas Adobes, Arizona. Wouldn’t that gonna be double jeopardy? What are these cases that were charged against her?

Zaid

Casas Adobes, AZ

If your sister was arrested for DUI in Casas Adobes, Arizona for the first time, there would actually be two separate and distinct cases against her. The state of Arizona has two shots of taking her driver’s license after a DUI arrest because one suspension flows from a criminal conviction while the other is with regard to her “privilege” to drive. Since double jeopardy actually only applies to criminal cases and one case is civil in nature, the state has two chances to remove your sister from Arizona’s highways.

Arizona law states that any person who drives a motor vehicle in Arizona gives consent to a test or tests of their blood, breath, urine or other bodily substances as part of exercising the “privilege” to drive in Arizona. Through this law, police officers can determine alcohol concentration or drug content if the person is arrested for DUI. By driving in the state of Arizona, in essence, your sister has already consented to the test.

Tags: drunk driving laws, DUI, DUI arrest