DWI/DUI Attorney in Eagan, Minnesota

How does a DWI/DUI affect my record?

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As we discussed with regard to the Implied Consent Law, the fact that the state has revoked your license immediately becomes a part of your record. And that will remain there, unless and until you are successful in challenging it to get it removed. If it stays there, it stays there for life. Federal law prohibits any state from ever removing a reference to a DUI from the driving record. It used to be that they would last for ten or fifteen years and then be removed. But because we’re now part of a federal driver’s license compact, all the states are required to keep them there forever. So if the revocation becomes permanent because you didn’t challenge it within the 30 days, that will be a permanent part of your driving record. The same with regard to a DWI conviction. If you are convicted of a DWI either by your own guilty plea or found guilty by a jury, that too remains a permanent part of your driving record.

Minnesota criminal defense attorney Jeffrey Sheridan discusses the potential impact a driving while intoxicated offense can have on a person’s record.

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