{"id":4388,"date":"2018-05-28T16:22:20","date_gmt":"2018-05-28T16:22:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sbrownlawyer.com\/?p=4388"},"modified":"2018-03-19T16:23:29","modified_gmt":"2018-03-19T16:23:29","slug":"what-should-you-do-if-your-teenager-gets-a-dui","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sbrownlawyer.com\/2018\/05\/28\/what-should-you-do-if-your-teenager-gets-a-dui\/","title":{"rendered":"What Should You Do If Your Teenager Gets A DUI?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One mistake can change your child\u2019s life forever. Work with experienced criminal defense attorney<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Cambria, serif;\">Finding out that your child has been <\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/sbrownlawyer.com\/dwi\/\"><span style=\"color: #1155cc;\"><span style=\"font-family: Cambria, serif;\"><u>driving while under the influence<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Cambria, serif;\"> stirs a variety of emotions in parents: On the one hand, there is a moment of panic and concern that your child could end up like the many <\/span><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/myfox8.com\/2018\/02\/13\/family-of-randolph-county-teen-killed-in-drunk-driving-crash-hopes-tragedy-will-send-a-message-to-others\/\"><span style=\"color: #1155cc;\"><span style=\"font-family: Cambria, serif;\"><u>teens who drink and drive and get into accidents as a result<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Cambria, serif;\">; and on the other hand, you have to protect your child from what can be an extremely penalizing, possibly future-destroying criminal justice system for minors.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Cambria, serif;\">When it comes to minors (teenagers) getting DUIs, not only are they facing the repercussions and penalties that come along with getting a DUI, but the legal system is also arguably tougher on them because they were also drinking underage. It thus behooves you to ensure that you work with a criminal defense attorney who specifically has experience in representing juveniles who are charged with DUIs, and can help guide you both in ensuring that this one mistake doesn\u2019t ruin your child\u2019s life.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"western\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"DUI_Penalties_for_Underage_Drivers_in_Texas\"><\/span>DUI Penalties for Underage Drivers in Texas<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_65 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-662e5e809c2ed\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-662e5e809c2ed\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/sbrownlawyer.com\/2018\/05\/28\/what-should-you-do-if-your-teenager-gets-a-dui\/#DUI_Penalties_for_Underage_Drivers_in_Texas\" title=\"DUI Penalties for Underage Drivers in Texas\">DUI Penalties for Underage Drivers in Texas<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sbrownlawyer.com\/2018\/05\/28\/what-should-you-do-if-your-teenager-gets-a-dui\/#DUI_Defense_Attorney_Serving_Clients_in_Brazoria_Galveston_and_Harris_Counties_Texas\" title=\"DUI Defense Attorney Serving Clients in Brazoria, Galveston, and Harris Counties, Texas\">DUI Defense Attorney Serving Clients in Brazoria, Galveston, and Harris Counties, Texas<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Cambria, serif;\">Texas has a zero tolerance law when it comes to minors (i.e. anyone under the age of 21) and alcohol. If your child is pulled over with any amount of alcohol in their system, they could face the following penalties for their first offense:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Cambria, serif;\">License suspension for up to one year;<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Cambria, serif;\">A fine of up to $500;<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Cambria, serif;\">Participation in an Alcohol Education Program, which teaches minors about the relationship between alcohol and drugs and driving, as well as related issues, such as abuse and addiction;<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Cambria, serif;\">Facing an additional 180 days of license suspension if they fail to complete the Alcohol Education Program; and<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Cambria, serif;\">90-day license suspension and use of an ignition interlock device if the judge gives them community service. Sometimes, the judge will substitute the program with community service (between eight and 40 hours). However, if the judge does not substitute the program and the minor simply fails to complete it (or the community service), they can have their license suspended for six months.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Cambria, serif;\">That being said, if your child has previous offenses, or if someone was injured or killed, the penalties will be more severe. In addition, if your teenager refuses to take a blood or breath test, they can also face Administrative License Revocation in addition to criminal DUI penalties. For a minor\u2019s first offense, their license is revoked for 180 days, for a second offense, two years.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"western\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"DUI_Defense_Attorney_Serving_Clients_in_Brazoria_Galveston_and_Harris_Counties_Texas\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #222222;\">DUI Defense Attorney Serving Clients in <\/span>Brazoria, Galveston, and Harris Counties, Texas<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Cambria, serif;\">If your child is convicted of drunk driving, their life will be affected in countless ways. Not only could they go to jail, but they will lose their driver\u2019s license, and their record could be destroyed forever.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sbrownlawyer.com\/contact\/\"><span style=\"color: #1155cc;\"><span style=\"font-family: Cambria, serif;\"><u>Contact<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Cambria, serif;\"> Scott M. Brown &amp; Associates today to find out how we can help. Our attorneys are highly experienced in defending against DUI charges and in juvenile criminal defense. We aggressively defend our clients and help them move on with their lives. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One mistake can change your child\u2019s life forever. Work with experienced criminal defense attorney Finding out that your child has been driving while under the influence stirs a variety of emotions in parents: On the one hand, there is a moment of panic and concern that your child could end up like the many teens [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[122],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sbrownlawyer.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4388"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sbrownlawyer.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sbrownlawyer.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sbrownlawyer.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sbrownlawyer.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4388"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sbrownlawyer.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4388\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sbrownlawyer.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4388"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sbrownlawyer.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4388"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sbrownlawyer.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4388"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}