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After a motorist has performed standardized field sobriety tests the officer will ask them to provide a breath sample into a roadside, handheld breath machine.  These machines are known as Portable Breath Test (PBT) devices.  The PBT should not be confused with the state’s breath testing machines, the Intoxilyzer 5000 or Intoxilyzer 9000.  Similar to [...]

Your Georgia Driver’s License, or privilege to drive on the highways of this state, will be suspended if you plead guilty, or are convicted of a DUI.  Entering a plea of Nolo Contendere (No Contest) will not stop the suspension of your driver’s license and a plea of Nolo Contendere to DUI will be treated [...]

In Georgia, when someone is arrested for DUI they are asked to submit to a chemical test of their blood, breath, urine, or other bodily substances.  When a driver submits to the state administered chemical test of their blood or breath their results are going to fall into 1 of 3 categories.  If a motorist [...]

One piece of evidence police officers and prosecutors use to try to detect and prosecute impaired drivers are the driver’s driving manifestations.  Police officers are trained to look for certain driving manifestations when they are detecting potentially impaired drivers.  The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) published a list of driving manifestations that officers should [...]

The administrative license suspension (ALS) is an entirely different suspension from the one you’re facing from a possible DUI conviction. The ALS is a civil hearing conducted by the Office of State Administrative Hearings (OSHA), and all of the element that must be proven against you in a criminal case do not have to be [...]