How long does a Utah DUI conviction stay on your record? Example DUI Orem Center Street: You just got a DUI on Orem Center Street. You lost your license at the initial driver’s license division administrative hearing. You pled to Impaired Driving and got license back. You are in the process of going to treatment… Read more »
Reasonable Suspicion (Exclusively Criminal Law) The legal definition: Reasonable suspicion means suspicion based on specific, articulable facts drawn from the totality of the circumstances facing the officer at the time of the stop, which facts are most frequently based on an investigating officer’s own observations and inferences. State v. Navarro, 2017 UT App 102, ¶ 17,… Read more »
EARLY UTAH DUI LICENSE RE-INSTATEMENT—NEW LAW 05/2023 OLD Utah DUI Law on License Suspension (Before 05/2023): First DUI section 502 arrest or conviction, a 120 day license suspension. There was a limited opportunity under 53-3-223(10) to get your license back pending the DUI court outcome. If you were convicted of a DUI subsequently, then you… Read more »
Expunge your Utah Traffic Record. Seal it off from insurance companies and public background checks. Keep your records private. That’s why expunging your traffic record matters. What Utah Traffic Cases are Eligible for Expungement? Most Utah traffic offenses are eligible for an expungement in Utah. Specifically the Utah Expunge Act defines traffic offenses as: (i)… Read more »
Utah DUI Expungement of Felony DUIs–Jake Gunter Utah is very liberal with expungements and 402 sentence reductions. Yet you can’t expunge a felony DUI. The Utah Expungement Act states the following types of convictions are not eligible for an expungement: (i) A capital felony. No amount of 402 two-step reductions will ever qualify capital convictions…. Read more »
HERRIMAN UTAH CRIMINAL DEFENSE ATTORNY JAKE GUNTER Herriman City, Utah is in southwestern Salt Lake County, bordering west upon Oquirrh Mountains The population was 55,144 in 2020. In 1999 upon incorporation it had just 1,523 people. Common Herriman Justice Court Criminal Cases: No Insurance. Don’t catch a conviction for no insurance as you will… Read more »
What Is The Utah Code For Carrying A Dangerous Weapon Under The Influence? Carrying a dangerous weapon under the influence of drugs or alcohol is a crime in Utah. You can find the full code provision at Utah Code 76-10-528. In the 2022-23 Utah Legislature it was recently amended to carve out possessing a dangerous… Read more »
WHAT IS THE UTAH SEX OFFENSE REGISTRY? Yes. It didn’t used to be that you could petition for early removal, but now certain 10 year and lifetime registries are eligible for early removal in Utah. If you are convicted of very specific sexual crimes in Utah you will be placed on Utah’s sexual offense registry… 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 »
