Search Results for: DUI OVI

Imagine you are camping in your RV and enjoying some adult beverages.  A police officer approaches your RV, and you are sitting in the driver’s seat with the keys in the ignition.  The officer smells the odor of alcohol and asks you to get out for sobriety testing.  The next thing you know, you are […]

A previous article in this blog discussed the potential impact of hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) on an investigation for DUI (called ‘OVI’ in Ohio).  Hypoglycemia is not the only blood sugar condition which may affect an OVI investigation.  Hyperglycemia (high blood sugar) may also cause symptoms which overlap with the symptoms of alcohol intoxication.  In […]

With St. Patrick’s Day around the corner, many people in Ohio will be celebrating at bars.  Most of those people will drive home, and some of those people will be arrested for DUI (called ‘OVI’ in Ohio).  How many of those arrests will involve drivers who have already been convicted of OVI at least once?  […]

The law governing DUI (called ‘OVI’ in Ohio) is going to change. House Bill 37, signed by Governor Mike DeWine, becomes law on April 9, 2025. The legislation changes four separate areas of law: (1) Driving privileges and ignition interlock devices for OVI license suspensions; (2) Financial penalties for OVI convictions; (3) Oral fluid testing […]

Many continuing legal education seminars teach the art of trial skills.  In the area of DUI (called ‘OVI’ in Ohio), fewer than five percent of cases go to trial, but 100% of cases involve negotiation.  For the first time, the National College for DUI Defense (NCDD) held a seminar to improve negotiation skills.  The presentations […]

Driving is an activity which requires sustained attention.  Drivers must focus on driving and divide their attention among multiple parts of the driving activity:  steering, acceleration, braking, watching the speedometer, watching the road, and reacting to a constantly changing environment.  For DUI investigations (called ‘OVI’ in Ohio), law enforcement officers are taught to look for […]

This blog is not a bar band:  we take requests without asking for tips!  Yesterday, we received a question from a reader who wants to understand the interplay of Child Endangering and DUI (called ‘OVI’ in Ohio).  This article is going to answer that reader’s question.  Ask and you shall receive.

A recent news story reported the arrest of a 14-year-old boy for DUI (called ‘OVI’ in Ohio).  It is somewhat unusual for a juvenile to be charged with OVI in Ohio.  When a juvenile faces an OVI case, some aspects are the same as adult OVIs and some components are different.  Those components include the […]

Delta-8 THC products are widely available in Ohio.  You can’t walk into an Ohio gas station without seeing edibles and vapes containing the drug.  The Ohio legislature has introduced bills to regulate Delta-8 THC products, but they are currently unregulated.  As Delta-8 THC is mildly psychoactive, the question is whether a person can be convicted […]

When an officer arrests a driver for DUI (called ‘OVI’ in Ohio), the officer typically requests that the driver consent to a blood, breath, or urine test.  However, a statute in the Ohio Revised Code (section 4511.191) says a driver arrested for OVI implicitly consents to those tests.  Can a driver arrested for OVI revoke […]

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