Do not plead guilty to a DUI/DWI charge, or to a refusal of the breathalyzer charge without first speaking to Attorney Michael A. DelSignore. In Rhode Island, each subsequent DUI conviction will increase the potential criminal penalties and the potential suspension of your license. Further, under Rhode Island law, if you submit to a chemical test, the potential license suspension increases depending on the level of reading as set forth below in Rhode Island DUI penalties.

Under Rhode Island law, the police need reasonable suspicion to stop your vehicle in order to investigating whether you have been driving under the influence. Once you have been stopped, police officers are trained to observe every action you make to determine whether you may be under the influence of alcohol.

The police will observe how you pull your vehicle over, get out of your car, whether or not you use it for balance. The police officer will evaluate your appearance and will in almost all DUI cases state that your eyes were bloodshot and glassy, speech is slurred and An odor of alcohol was smelled on your breath. Often, those arrested for DUI are upset after reading the police report from their case. It is not uncommon for the police officer to exaggerate the alleged facts or simply inaccurately recount the details of the incident. You need to call an experienced Rhode Island DUI lawyer. Attorney DelSignore will review the police report with you free of charge. Many times the police report contains information that is favorable to you and will assist you in obtaining an acquittal of your RHODE ISLAND DUI/DWI CHARGE.