Drug DUI Lawyer | Criminal Defense AZ
"Early retention of an experienced Drug DUI attorney is one of the keys to a winning defense."
If you were arrested for drug DUI charges or prescription drug DUI charges in Arizona you should contact an experienced DUI, Drug DUI or criminal defense attorney in Arizona as soon as possible. These charges are very serious, and are some of the toughest in the country.
If you test positive for drugs and are subject to drug DUI charges under the Arizona State Laws and the processes of the Arizona Criminal Justice System. The mere presence of a drug found in your system is enough for AZ police to charge you, if the officer believes that drugs impaired your driving "to the slightest degree." Prescription DUI charges and Drug DUI charges and penalties are very similar to alcohol DUI according to Arizona State Law for purposes of conviction and sentencing. The exception to this would be if the drugs involved were dangerous, illegal, or controlled substances. This factor would bring cause for harsher sentencing if convicted as well as additional charges.
Drug DUI Laws Arizona
Whether you were arrested for Felony DUI or Aggravated DUI in Phoenix AZ, Mesa AZ, Tempe AZ, Chandler AZ, Scottsdale AZ, Gilbert AZ, Maricopa County AZ or any other county or city in Arizona the rule of law falls under the authority of Arizona State Law and criminal codes A.R.S. 13-3401.
Arizona Law prohibits use of driving a vehicle while "impaired to the slightest degree", due to any drug, alcohol, vapor releasing, intoxicating, or toxic substance in the body. Arizona DUI laws are strict. It makes no difference if it is a prescribed drug is legally prescribed medication by a licensed physician A.R.S. 28-1381 3.B. or illegal dangerous drugs as defined in A.R.S. 13-3401. Below are portions of the Arizona DUI drug laws:
Arizona Revised Statutes
A.R.S. 28-1381. Driving or actual physical control while under the influence; trial by jury; presumptions; admissible evidence; sentencing; classification
A. It is unlawful for a person to drive or be in actual physical control of a vehicle in this state under any of the following circumstances:
1. While under the influence of intoxicating liquor, any drug, a vapor releasing substance containing a toxic substance or any combination of liquor, drugs or vapor releasing substances if the person is impaired to the slightest degree....
3. While there is any drug defined in section 13-3401 or its metabolite in the person's body...
B. It is not a defense to a charge of a violation of subsection A, paragraph 1 of this section that the person is or has been entitled to use the drug under the laws of this state.
C. A person who is convicted of a violation of this section is guilty of a class 1 misdemeanor...."
"A.R.S. 13-3401. Chapter 34 Beginning with DRUG OFFENSES 13-3401 Definitions..."
(Cited in Part: Arizona State Website azleg.state.az.us/ars/28/01381)
Prescription Drug DUI, Drug DUI Defense
If you have been charged with drug dui in AZ drug DUI or a prescription drug DUI in Arizona, you will need to hire a good Arizona Criminal Defense, DUI or Drug DUI defense Attorney who defends DUI and drug DUI in Arizona on a regular basis. It takes education, training, special skills related to toxicology, litigation Experience and forensic tools needed to challenge Drug DUI charges in Arizona. It is highly recommended that you not go without good Arizona Legal Representation or AZ Defense for Drug DUI, or prescription drug DUI. If you try to take on the monumental task fighting through the maze of the Arizona Criminal Justice system, challenging toxicology evidence, building a defense strategy, filing motions, conducting hearings, and all that goes with it, your charges will most likely end up in a swift conviction. A qualified defense attorney will make sure your Constitutional rights have not been violated, examine the evidence, challenge the evidence, and determine the best defense strategy to use based on the circumstances in your case. Early retention of an experienced Drug DUI attorney is one of the keys to a winning defense.
If you have been charged with any Arizona DUI, Aggravated DUI, Extreme DUI, Second DUI, Third or more DUI charges, DUI Under age 21, Drug DUI, Aggravated DUI with child under 15 in vehicle, Felony DUI, Any Drug Charges, Drug possession charges, Drug sales, Drug Distribution, Drug Trafficking, Drug smuggling, Drug Importation, Drug Transportation, Drug Cultivation, Drug Manufacturing, Misdemeanor Drug charges, Felony Drug charges, Dangerous Drugs, Narcotics, Marijuana, or any other criminal charge including theft, assaults, aggravated assault, domestic assault, sexual assault, police assault, domestic violence, probation violations, robbery, theft, burglary, vehicular assault, weapon charges, gun charges, computer crimes, ID theft crimes, or any other criminal charges contact the Law Office of James Novak, for your Free Consultation at (480) 413-1499. Speak directly with experienced Arizona criminal Defense and DUI Defense Attorney James Novak (Former Prosecutor).
The Law Office of James Novak is devoted to handling 100% DUI, Drug & criminal cases in Gilbert, Phoenix, Mesa, Tempe, Chandler, Scottsdale, AZ, and other cities surrounding areas valley-wide in Maricopa County Arizona.
This post was intended to provide general information only and is not intended as specific legal advice. You should not rely upon this information alone, but should consult legal counsel regarding the application of the laws and regulations discussed and as applied to your specific case or circumstance.
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