Regina Taylor:
Criminal Defense for Traffic Violations and DWI Charges
Cautions drivers can get speeding tickets just as easily as infrequent drinkers can get DWI charges. Mistakes happen, and when they do, it helps to have an experienced lawyer on your side to fight your DWI charges or traffic violations in a Gastonia, North Carolina court. Quite often, a traffic violation and DWI charge will be the result of a single incident. Depending on the severity of the offense, you may be charged in civil court, criminal court, state court, or municipal court. In addition, your traffic violation may be charged in Gastonia, while the DWI drunk driving charge is prosecuted by an attorney in Gaston County, North Carolina.
Know the DWI laws for North Carolina
... look for every possible way to minimize the impact on your driver’s license or insurance. In North Carolina, the DWI / DUI facts are these:
- BAC (Blood alcohol concentration) is 0.08 percent
- A 30 day administrative license suspension is given for the first offense
- Driving privileges may be restored during suspension after a 10 day period
- Penalties include both interlock and forfeiture
- Open container laws apply to both drivers and passengers