Roadside DUI Checkpoints

Arrested for DUI at a Roadside Checkpoint?

Law enforcement commonly sets up roadside sobriety checkpoints to randomly check for people driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs.  The police running the checkpoints are required by law to follow certain protocol, like publicly announcing the location of the checkpoint, as well as specific ways to pull over cars to avoid profiling or other rights violations.  If you have been charged with DUI after being pulled over at a roadside checkpoint, a Georgia DUI defense lawyer at the Law Offices of Richard S. Lawson can evaluate your case and provide you with the aggressive defense you need.

What to Expect at a Checkpoint

After you are pulled over, the police will ask for your license and registration, which you are required to provide.  Meanwhile, they will be looking to see if there are open containers of alcohol in your vehicle, and sniffing the air to try and detect the scent of alcohol.  They will also look for slurred speech, blood shot eyes, flushed cheeks, fumbling movements, and other “evidence” of intoxication.  If they ask if you have been drinking, do not answer. You actually are not required by law to answer that question.  If the police suspect you of being drunk, they will probably ask you to perform several field sobriety tests.  You do not have to submit to this testing either.  In the event you are asked to take a breath or blood test, you must take the test or face up a 1-year driver’s license suspension. 

At the Law Offices of Richard S. Lawson, the legal team has “seen it all” with regards to roadside checkpoints and violations of the rights of those charged with DUI in this situation.  You can depend on the legal team at the firm to analyze your case and advise you as to what defense tactics would be most effective in fighting your charges.

Contact a Georgia DUI Defense Lawyer from the Law Offices of Richard S. Lawson today!  The attorneys at the firm are prepared to defend clients who have been charged with DUI at a roadside sobriety checkpoint.