Impaired Driving DUI Utah: 2024 Legislative Changes Starting July 1, 2024, significant changes are coming to Utah’s DUI laws, specifically impacting Impaired Driving plea bargains. The Utah Legislature has tightened eligibility criteria, barring Extreme DUI cases from being resolved through an Impaired Driving plea agreement. If you’re facing a DUI charge in Utah, understanding these… Read more »
CALL/TXT UTAH CRIMINAL DEFENSE ATTORNEY JAKE GUNTER (801) 373-6345. FREE CONSULT. Key Points on New Road Rage Law 2024 (1). Impound Your Car. The police can now impound your car if road rage is suspected without a warrant. See Utah Code 41-1a-1101(3). Effective 07/01/24 Seizure — Circumstances where permitted –Impound lot standards. (2). Road Rage… Read more »
Utah Early License Reinstatement: 2024 Updates If you’ve lost your driver’s license due to a DUI in Utah, you may be eligible for early license reinstatement under new rules effective May 4, 2024. These changes, detailed in Utah Code 53-3-223(9)-(11), provide a pathway for individuals charged with first or second offenses under Section 502 DUIs… Read more »
AMERICAN FORK RECKLESS DRIVING DEFENSE ATTORNEY JAKE GUNTER. CALL/TXT (801) 373-6345. HE CAN USUALLY TELL YOU OVER THE PHONE IF YOU HAVE A DEFENSE Normally on Reckless Driving misdemeanors you can walk out of court without jail, without a misdemeanor and just a fine. This blog post is about what should happen with your Reckless… Read more »
GET YOUR LICENS BACK EARLY ON DUI REFUSAL CASES IN UTAH–CALL/TXT JAKE (801) 373-6345 OLD LAW. If you refused a lawful order for a chemical test (blood draw or breathalyzer) you lost your license for 18 months on the first offense. No early reinstatement was possible in Utah. NEW LAW. A first time DUI chemical… Read more »
Careless Driving in Utah. Careless driving is the little sister of reckless driving in Utah. Careless driving is a Class C Misdemeanor rather than a Class B like reckless driving is. Careless driving carriers 50 points on your Utah driving record—rather than 80 points. Careless driving is a good alternative to reckless driving tickets. Careless… Read more »
2 TYPES OF SPEED CONTEST CHARGES IN UTAH There are two types of charges in Utah’s speed contest/exhibition on highways statute. (1). The Race Driver. It is a Class A Misdemeanor to drive a car involved in a street race or exhibition of speed on public roads. (2). Barricades Race Course. A person may not,… Read more »
2 Different Types of Breath Tests in Utah. PBT and Chemical Test. Portable/Preliminary Breath Test. Let’s be clear. The portable breath test (“PBT”) is different from the chemical blood draw or chemical breath test done back at the police station. The chemical test is described and outlined in Utah Code 41-6a-520. You don’t have to… Read more »
3 THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT YOUR NO INSURANCE TICKET IN UTAH It is a crime to drive a car on Utah roadways without car insurance. See Utah Code 41-21a-302. Here are 3 Things You Need to Know. (1). No insurance will suspend your license. (2). You will have high rate SR 22 insurance with a… Read more »
OREM CITY RECKLESS DRIVING ATTORNEY JAKE GUNTER–NEARLY 20 YEARS’ EXPERIENCE TRYING JURIES Not the county seat, yet Orem has 98,129 people and growing. The Orem City Justice Court reports 1,010 court filings in 2021. Orem City only has one, non-law trained judge, Judge Reed Parkin, appointed in June of 2010 and first appointed int… Read more »
