Now that marijuana is legal in Washington State the legal limit is 5 nanograms. The legal limit for alcohol is 0.08.
So why have people who were significantly below the legal limit recently been convicted of a DUI offense and more importantly why have they been convicted?
One defendant was convicted of a DUI with a 0.04 alcohol level. Another individual saw a conviction with a 2 nanogram THC level.
These convictions are proof that if you are charged with driving under the influence, you need an experienced Vancouver, WA attorney. Just because you were below the legal limit doesn’t mean you can’t be convicted.
One of the motivating factors might be the fact that there were some vehicular homicide cases during 2013 when the defendants were repeat DUI offenders. These cases received a significant amount of media attention. Both the governor and the State Legislature decided to toughen DUI laws. These new laws apply to first-time offenders even when its below the legal DUI limit, as well as to repeat offenders.
If you have been charged with any type of DUI offense the best thing you can do is to contact an experienced Washington DUI attorney.
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