I thought I was ok to drive!
You had one or two too many. You thought you were ok to drive home, but you got stopped for a minor traffic violation and the officer smelled alcohol. What do you do now? Refusing to take a breath test can result in you losing your driver’s license for a whole year.
Even for a first DUI, the penalties are severe. They include 12 months of supervised probation, hefty fines and fees, community service, classes, and jail time. When you factor in what it can do to your insurance rates, possibly losing your job, and what it would be like to not have a driver’s license for an extended period of time, a DUI conviction can cost you thousands of dollars and have far reaching consequences for years to come.
In addition, if you refused to take the State sponsored breath test, you only have 10 days from the date of your arrest to request an administrative hearing in order to try to keep your driver’s license from being suspended for up to 12 months.
An experienced DUI attorney is essential in order to effectively navigate this process. Many Prosecutors will tell you that a DUI trial can be more complex than a murder case. If you have been charged with a DUI, you need an attorney, period. Call Michael Fulcher today to help you with your DUI.
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Am I going to lose my license?
Everyone “bends” a traffic law or two every now and then – but you were in the wrong place at the wrong time and now you’ve got a ticket. What can you do? Even minor speeding tickets can cost you hundreds of dollars in fines and cause your insurance rates to skyrocket. The Georgia Super Speeder penalty adds an additional $200 fee to the local court fines. More serious offenses can result in mandatory jail time and a loss of your driver’s license, particularly if you are under 21 or have a CDL.
You need an experienced traffic offense attorney in your corner. Michael Fulcher handled thousands of traffic offense cases as a Probate Court prosecutor. He learned what factors made a winning case for the State and what ones did not. A wrong decision in traffic court can cost you hundreds, if not thousands, of dollars.
Call Michael Fulcher today at 706-438-1555 to handle your Speeding ticket or other Traffic Citations. We represent clients in the following Georgia counties: Morgan, Greene, Putnam, Jasper, Taliaferro, Walton, and Newton.