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Texas DWI Survival Guide - What to Do, What to Expect, and How to Protect Your Future

Facing a DWI charge in Texas? The "Texas DWI Survival Guide," by expert Houston DWI attorney Jim Butler, offers practical steps and insider strategies to protect your rights, your license, and your future. Learn exactly what to do after an arrest, avoid common mistakes, and navigate the Texas legal system confidently. Download nowu2014your freedom may depend on it!

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Texas DWI Survival Guide - What to Do, What to Expect, and How to Protect Your Future

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  1. BUTLERLAWFIRM -DWIDEFENSE- TEXASDWI SURVIVALGUIDE WHATTODO,WHATTOEXPECT,AND HOWTOPROTECTYOURFUTURE ByTheButlerLawFirm TheHoustonDWI Lawyer DefendingTexasDrivers forOver32Years www.TheHoustonDWILawy_er.com

  2. Copyright©2025byJimButlerofThe ButlerLawFirm Allrightsreserved. Nopartofthisbookmaybecopied,reproduced,stored,ortransmittedinanyform,byanymeans,electronic,mechanical,photocopying,recording,oroth- erwise,withoutpriorwrittenpermissionfromtheauthororpublisher,except wherepermittedbyU.S.copyrightlaw. Forpermissions,inquiries,orlegalusecases,contact: TheButlerLawFirm Oryoucansubmitaninquirybyvisitingthefollowing:https://www.thehoustondwilawyer.com/contact

  3. TableOfContents Introduction YourRoadmaptoBeatingaTexasDWICharge You'reHereBecauseYouNeed Answers… MeetOneOfTexas'Top-RatedDWIDefenseAt- torneys:JimButler OneQuestionYouMustAskYourselfRight Now… YourNextMoveIsEverything! 1.DWIinTexas WhatYouNeedtoKnow WhyASingleNightCanChangeEverything WhatIsaDWIinTexas?(LegalDeUnition Pnder Texas§enalCode490.)9& XI 2

  4. PnderstandingTexasBACLimitsZFeroToler- anceLaws DWIvs.DPIinTexas:What'stheDi,erence? §enaltiesforaTexasDWI:qines3JailTimeZ Long-TermConsebuences YourNextStep:Contact a Texas DWI Lawyer ASA§ qrebuentlyAskedQuestions(qAQs& 2.WhattoDoIfYou're§ulledOverforaDWI CriticalStepsto§rotectYourRightsandYourqu- ture TheMoment That ChangesEverything Step1: §ullOverSafelyZStayCalm Step2:HowtoHandletheO5cer'sQuestions Stepz:qieldSo6rietyTests(qSTs&:ShouldYou TakeThem? Step9:ShouldYouTakeaBreathalyGerorBlood Test? StepV:WhatHappensNext?ArrestZYourRightsStep7:ContactaTexasDWILawyerImmediatelyqrebuentlyAskedQuestions(qAQs& 1z

  5. z.WhattoExpectDuringaDWIArrestinTexas qrom Tra5cStoptoJailCell3WhatReallyHap- pens TheRealityofaDWIArrest Step1: The Arrest§rocess Step2:BookingZ§rocessing:WhatHappens Next? Stepz:§ostingBailZ8ettingReleased Step9:LicenseSuspension:TheClockisTicking! YouHaveOnly1VDaystoSaveYourLicense StepV:CommonMistakesThatCanHurtYour Case qrebuentlyAskedQuestions(qAQs& TakeActionNow:YourqutureisontheLine 9.LicenseSuspensionZALRHearings HowtoqightforYourDriving§rivilegesAftera DWI LosingYourLicense: The HiddenCostofaDWI Step1:PnderstandingtheALR§rocess Step2:HowtoRebuestanALRHearing Stepz:WhatHappensatanALRHearing? 2V zV

  6. Step9: HowLongWillYourLicenseBeSuspend- ed? StepV:OccupationalDriver'sLicense(ODL&:Can YouStillDrive? Step 7:WhyYouNeeda DWILawyerforYour ALRHearing qrebuentlyAskedQuestions(qAQs& V.HowtoKeepYourDriver'sLicense TheALRHearing YourLicenseisontheLine:Here'sHowtoSaveIt Step1:WhatisanALRHearing? Step2:HowtoRebuestanALRHearing Stepz:WhattoExpectatanALRHearing Step9:WhatHappensIfYouWinorLoseYour ALRHearing? StepV:HowLongWillYourLicenseBeSuspend- ed? qrebuentlyAskedQuestions(qAQs& 7.qightingYourDWICharges §ossi6leDefenses Don't JustAcceptaDWICharge:qightIt 9V VV

  7. TopVLegalDefensesforaTexasDWI Lack of §ro6a6leCause qaultyBreathalyGerTestsZMachineErrors qactorsThatCanCauseqalseBreathalyGerRead- ings: z.Pnrelia6leqieldSo6rietyTests 9.’iolationof YourRightsDuringArrest V.MedicalConditionsThatMimicIntoxication WhyanExperiencedLawyerCan8etChargesRe- ducedorDismissed qrebuentlyAskedQuestions(qAQs& #.§enaltiesZConsebuencesforTexasDWICon-7V victions TheRealCostofaDWIqines3JailTimeZHidden Consebuences DWIConvictionCanChangeYourLife:Here's WhatYouNeedtoKnow 1stO,enseDWI: What to Expect 2ndO,enseDWI:Harsher§enaltiesZLonger Suspension zrdO,enseDWI: Nowaqelony

  8. AggravatedDWI:Extreme§enalties PnderageDrinkingZDriving:FeroTolerance Laws CommercialDriversZDWI:StricterRules YourqutureisOntheLine:8etaDWILawyer Now qrebuentlyAskedQuestions(qAQs& 8.ShouldYouTakea§leaDealor8otoTrial?HowtoMaketheRightChoiceforYourDWICase Pnderstanding§leaDealsvs. qighting YourCasein Court WhenShould8oing toTrialBeConsidered? HowJimButlerBuildsaWinningDefenseStrategy WhattoExpectinaTexasDWITrial ShouldYouTakeaDealor8otoTrial? qrebuentlyAskedQuestions(qAQs& 0.LifeAfteraDWI HowtoRecoverZMoveqorward ADWIConvictionIsn'ttheEnd:Re6uildZMove qorward Howto8etaDWIExpungedorSealedinTexas #V 8V

  9. Re6uildingYourReputationZCareerAftera DWI ImpactonAutoInsuranceZHowtoLowerRates DWIEducation§rogramsZ§ro6ationRebuire- ments StartYourCome6ackStoryToday qrebuentlyAskedQuestions(qAQs& 1).§rotectYourquture TakeActionNow 0z ’otedByMultipleLegalOrganiGationsAsA LeaderinAllofTexasqorDWIZYourNewSecret WeaponYourCase CallJimButlerat TheButlerLawqirmToday A6out theauthor MeettheTexasDWILawyerWhoWinsCasesOth- ersCan't JimButler: TheAttorneyWhoWinsDWICases OthersWon'tTouch 1)2

  10. The ONE DecisionThat CanChangeEvery- thing… The#1MistakeThatCanCostYouYourqreedom 1)V

  11. Introduction YourRoadmaptoBeatinga TexasDWICharge You'reHereBecauseYouNeedAn- swers…FAST. IfIntoouyxiorcateloved(DWI)oneiadnhaTsebeens,yaou'rrestedkelyorfrelixaDfeelivngngoWhiver-irilewhelmed, anxious,andunsure ofwhat todonext.Whathappens now?Willyouloseyourlicense?Areyougoingto jail?CanyouFghtthis? Yirst,takeadeepbreath.qouarenotalone.Thousandsof peopleinTexasfaceDWIchargeseveryyear,butnotallof themsuJerdevastatingconseMuencesbecausetheymakethe rightdecisions,hiretherightlegalteam,andtakeactionat therighttime.

  12. xiiBIULETRSG ThisTexasDWI;urvival:uideisdesignedtogiveyoua clear,step-by-steproadmapthroughtheDWIlegalprocess, fromthemomentyou'repulledovertotheFnaloutcomeof yourcase. WhyThisGuideisCriticaltoYourFu- ture ADWIchargeinTexasismorethanjustaticket1itcanhave serious,long-termconseMuences8 LicenseSuspension:qoumayloseyourabilityto driveformonthsorevenyears. JailTime&Fines:Yirst-timeoJendersfaceupto 0$2daysinjailandXV,222inFnes,whilerepeat oJenderscanfaceyearsbehindbarsandFnesupto X02,222. CriminalRecord:ADWIconvictioncanfollow youforlife,aJectingjobopportunities,professional licenses,andeventravel. InsuranceHikes:qourautoinsurancepremiums canskyrocket,makingitincrediblyexpensivetostay ontheroad.

  13. TSNA;DWI;EGOIOAR:EIDSxiii Career& ReputationDamage:Smployersand colleaguesmayviewaDWIasaseriousredzag, impactingpromotionsandjobsecurity. Luthere'sthegoodnews8ADWIchargedoes3+Tmeana conviction.Therearelegaldefenses,proceduralerrors,and rightsviolationsthatcanbeleveraged togetyourcharges reducedorevendismissedentirely. That's whywhoyouhiretorepresentyouisoneofthemostimportantdecisionsyou'llevermake. MeetOneOfTexas'Top-Rated DWIDefenseAttorneys:JimButler 3otall lawyersarecreated eMual.qou needalegalexpert who speciali%esinDWIdefense,someonewhohasfoughtand woncasesjustlikeyours,timeandtimeagain.That'swhere BimLutlerand TheLutlerRawYirmcomein. P2&years ofDWIdefenseexperience 022HfocusonDWIandDEIcases,nodistractions 5roventrackrecord of casedismissals…reduced charges

  14. xivBIULETRSG Ricensed to practiceacrossall of Texas,including, butnotlimitedto,thefollowingcounties8Harris County,YortLendCounty,UontgomeryCoun- ty,AustinCounty,Lra%oriaCounty,Uatagorda County, :alvestonCounty,ChambersCounty, RibertyCounty,;anBacintoCounty,WallerCoun- ty,WhartonCounty,andColoradoCounty Aggressivedefensestrategiesthatgetresults Youcannotaffordtoriskyourfuture.Thesooneryouact, thebetteryourchances ofprotectingyourlicense, freedom, andreputation. ContactTheLutlerRawYirmnowforaYGSSconsultationhere8FreeCaseEvaluation Oisit8https://www.thehoustondwilawyer.com WhatYou'llLearninThisGuide Thisbookisdesignedtotaketheguessworkandfearoutof aTexasDWIcharge.Inside,you'lldiscover8 What todoifyou'repulledoverforDWI:The exactstepstotaketoavoidmakingyoursituation worse

  15. TSNA;DWI;EGOIOAR:EIDSxv Howtoinvokeyourrightscorrectly:Whattosay (andwhat3+Ttosay)topoliceofficers UnderstandingtheDWIlegalprocessinTexas: Yromarrest to trialandeverythinginbetween HowtoBghtyour charges:Thebestlegaldefenses thatcangetyourcasedismissedorreduced How tokeepyourdriver'slicense:Whatyou mustdowithin05daysto avoidautomaticsuspen- sion TherealcostsofaDWI:Yines,courtcosts,legal fees,andhiddenexpensesyoumustpreparefor Whentotakeapleadealvs.whentogototrial: Enderstandingyourlegaloptions Uostimportantly,thisguidewillshowyouwhyhiringthe rightattorneycanmakeallthediJerenceandwhyThe Lut- lerRawYirmisthebestDWIdefenseteaminTexas.

  16. xvi BIULETRSG TimeisNOTonYourSide;TakeAction Now Texaslawdoesnotwait.Ifyou'vebeen arrestedforDWI,you haveonly05days to reMuestanARG(AdministrativeRi- censeGevocation)hearingtoFghtyourlicensesuspension. Ifyoumissthisdeadline,yourlicensewillbeautomatically suspended,evenbeforeyourcasegoes to trial. Yourfuturedependsonmakingtherightmovesrightnow. Don’triskyourjob,yourfreedom,oryourreputation.It'simperativethatyouconsidersecuringatop-tier defensefor your supporttoday. CallTheNutlerLawFirm+ow:1-73-27628743VVMisit: https://www.thehoustond7wilawyer.com/free7case7evaluation OainA5ce0ddress:--,##+orthwestFreewayX9V##X HoustonXTY33#b6 jou onlygetoneshot atdefendingyourself.Oakeit count.

  17. TSNA;DWI;EGOIOAR:EIDS xvii Ifyouwereabouttostepintoahigh-stakesbattlethat coulddecideyourfuture.wouldyougoinalone? 3oonewould.Necausethecostoflosingistoohigh. 0DWIchargeisnodiQerent.5rosecutorswantaconvic-tion.The system isstackedagainstyou.Nutyoudon'thavetoBghtthisPattlealone. TheLutlerRawYirmknowsTexasDWIlawsinside andout. Theyhavesuccessfullywonthousandsofcases justlikeyours. 0ndrightnowXyoucangetaFREEcaseevalu7 ation. YourNextMoveIsEverything! Scanthe QR codePelownowandscheduleaFreeCase Evaluation OneQuestionYouMustAskYour- selfRightNow…

  18. xviii BIULETRSG jAUH0MERE0CHEDTHEE+DAFTHEI+TRA7 DUCTIA+. PRACEEDTACH0PTER-

  19. Chapter1 DWIinTexas WhatYouNeedtoKnow WhyASingleNight CanChange Everything Ihadacoupleofdrinks,butyoufeelTne.whensuddenly, maginethis:You'redrivinghomeafteranightout.You QashingredandbluelightsappearinyourrearvieAmirror. Yourheartstartsracing.?uestionsQoodyourmind:WmI overthelimitjxhatshouldIdojxillIgotoDailj whismomentcandetermineyourfuture,yourfreedom,and yourTnances.weqashassome of thestrictest-xIlaAsin thecountry, andtheconseEuencesofaconvictionare severe. xhetheryou'refacingyourTrstoXenseorarearepeatofS fender,understandingthelaAs,penalties,andyourrightsis critical.

  20. wURWV-xI VLG3I3WJ BLI-U( whischapterAillbreakdoAneverythingyouneedto knoA aboutweqas-xIlaAs,includinglegaldeTnitions, penalties, andkeydiXerencesbetAeen-xIand-LI.You'llalsolearn AhyactingfastandhiringatopSrated-xIlaAyerlike)imPutlercouldmeanthediXerencebetAeenadismissalanda conviction. WhatIsaDWIinTexas? (Legal Def- inition UnderTexasPenalCode§ 49.04) W-xIC-rivingxhileIntoqicated§inweqasislegallydeS Tnedunderweqas4enal9ode012.M1.Wccordingtothe laA,apersoncommitsa-xIoXenseiftheyareoperating amotorvehicleinapublicplaceAhileintoqicated. WhatDoes "Intoxicated"MeaninTexas? LnderweqaslaA,apersonisconsideredintoqicatedif: 8.Theyhaveabloodalcoholconcentration (BAC) of0.08% orhigher(PerSeIntoxication). %.Theylackthenormaluseofmentalorphysical facultiesdue totheconsumptionofalcohol, drugs,oracontrolledsubstance(Impairment

  21. 1)IZPLwJUG Intoxication). whismeansthatevenifyourPW9isbeloAM.MN5,youcan stillbearrestedandcharged Aitha-xIifanozcerbelieves youareimpaired. UnderstandingTexasBACLimits &ZeroTolerance Laws BloodAlcoholConcentration (BAC)Lim- itsinTexas whelegalPW9limitsfordiXerenttypes ofdriversinweqas areasfolloAs: Texas'ZeroToleranceLawforMinors Ifyouareunder%8yearsold,youaresubDect toweqas'Hero woleranceJaA,AhichmeansW6Ydetectablealcoholin yoursystemAhiledrivingisillegal.UvenaPW9asloAas M.M85canresultina-LIC-rivingLndertheInQuence§

  22. wURWV-xI VLG3I3WJ BLI-UF charge, butthestateofweqasrecogni$esitasa-xIC-riving xhileIntoqicated§. DWIvs.DUIin Texas:What'sthe DiFerence? Zanypeopleusetheterms-xIC-rivingxhileIntoqicatS ed§and-LIC-rivingLndertheInQuence§interchangeS ably,buttheyhaveimportantlegaldiXerencesinweqas: W-xIismoreseriousthana-LIandcarriesharsher penalties.7oAever,bothoXensescanimpactyourrecord, insurancerates,andemploymentopportunities. PenaltiesforaTexasDWI:,inesJ qailTime&Long-TermConse- uYences whepenaltiesfora-xIconvictiondependonAhetherit's yourTrst,second,orthirdoXense,alongAithotheraggraS

  23. +)IZPLwJUG vatingfactorslikePW9level,accidents,orinDuriesCweqas -xI4enalties§. First-ODenseWIP(enaltiesCBlassdMis- me)eanorS Fines:Lpto$%,MMM )ailwime:(to8NMdaysincountyDail JicenseVuspension:Lpto8year -xIUducation4rogram:Zandatory8%ShouralS coholeducationcourse Aeconm-ODenseWIP(enaltiesCBlassh Misme)eanorS Fines:Lpto$1,MMM )ailwime:(Mdaysto8year JicenseVuspension:Lpto%years IgnitionInterlock-eviceCII-§GeEuired

  24. wURWV-xI VLG3I3WJ BLI-U 7 Tyirm-ODenseWIP(enaltiesCFelongWIP -TyirmWevreeFelongS Fines:Lpto$8M,MMM 4risonVentence:%to 8Myears JicenseVuspension:Lpto%years ZandatoryWlcoholwreatment4rogram hvvraEatemWIPCEnyancem(enaltiesS IfyourPW9isM.8F5orhigher,orifthereAasanaccident, inDury,orchildpassengerinthecar,youcouldface: 7igherTnes ZandatoryDailtime Felonycharges Jongerlicensesuspensions

  25. N )IZPLwJUG Ifyou'vebeenarrestedfora-xIinweqas,it'simperative thatyouseeklegalassistanceimmediately.wheclockistickS ing,andAaitingtoolongcanhurtyourcase. Call The Butler Law FirmNOWforaFREEConsulta- tion:+1-713-236-8744 Visit:https://www.thehoustondwilawyer.comClickHereToScheduleYourFreeCaseEvaluation ,reuYentlyAsQedQYestions(,AQs) Q:CanIbechargedwithaDWIinTexasifmy BACisunder 0.08%? A:Yes.UvenifyourPW9 is beloAM.MN5,youcan stillbearrestedandchargedAitha-xIifthe ozcerbelievesyouhavelostthenormaluseof yourmentalorphysicalfacultiesdueto alcohol ordrugs. Q:What'sthediUerencebetweenDWIand DqI inTexas? poYrNextStek:ContactaTexas DWILawyerASAP

  26. wURWV-xI VLG3I3WJ BLI-U2 A1: -xIC-rivingxhileIntoqicated§appliesto adultsC%8+§andreEuiresaPW9ofM.MN5or evidence of impairment. A2:-LIC-rivingLndertheInQuence§applies tominorsCunder%8§andischargedAhenany detectablealcoholisfoundintheirsystem,even iftheyare notimpaired. Q:HowlongwillaDWIstayonmyrecordin Texas? A:W-xIconvictionstays onyourrecordforlife unlessitiseqpungedorsealedthroughanonSdisS closure order.weqasdoesnotalloAeqpungement fora-xIconvictionunlessyourcaseAasdisS missedoryouAereacEuitted. Q:WhathappensifIgetasecondorthirdDWI inTexas? A1:Vecond-xI:Lpto$1,MMMTne,8yearinDail, anda%Syearlicensesuspension A2:whird-xICFelony-xI§:Lpto$8M,MMMTne,8Myearsinprison,anda%SyearlicensesusSpension

  27. 8M )IZPLwJUG Q:Howdoesa DWI aUectmydriver'slicensein Texas? A:Ifarrestedfor-xI,youhave8FdaystoreS EuestanWJGCWdministrative JicenseGevocaS tion§hearingto Tghtyourlicensesuspension. Failing to actAithin8FdaysresultsinanautoS maticsuspension. Q:WhatisanALRhearing,anddo I needone? A:WnWJGCWdministrativeJicenseGevocaS tion§hearingisseparatefromyourcriminalcase anddeterminesifyourlicenseAillbesuspended. Ifyoufailabreathaly$erorrefuseaPW9test,you mustreEuestan WJGhearingAithin8Fdaysto contestthesuspension. Q:Whataretheconsezuencesofrefusinga breathalyzerinTexas? A1:Firstrefusal:8NMSdaylicensesuspension A2: Vecondrefusal:%Syearlicensesuspension A3:4olicecanobtainaAarrantforaforcedblood test

  28. wURWV-xI VLG3I3WJ BLI-U88 A4:Gefusalcanstillbeusedagainstyouincourt Q:DoIneedalawyerforafirst-timeDWI? A:Wbsolutely.UvenaTrstStime-xIconvicS tioncanleadtohighTnes,Dailtime,licensesusS pension,andapermanentcriminalrecord.W skilled-xIdefenseattorneycanAorkto reduce charges,Tghtevidence,andpossiblydismissyour case. YOqHAVEREACHEDTHEENDOF CHAPTER1 PROCEEDTOCHAPTER2

  29. Chapter2 WhattoDoIfYou're PulledOverforaDWI CriticalStepstoProtect YourRightsandYour Future TheMomentThatChangesEvery- thing YSindshieldabuddenly,youseewpshingredpndIlue ou'redrivinghome,thecitylightsrewectingo.your lightsinyourreprvieSmirroraYourstompchdro?saPsthis repllyhp??eningWxpnicsetsinpsyou?ullovera Jhptyou doneMtcoulddetermineShetheryougohomeorendu? inhpndcu.sa

  30. kfBPUTLER14 Upny?eo?lempDecriticplmistpDesShensto??ed(or)JP -)rivingJhilePntoMicptedHinEeMps,mistpDesthptcost themtheirlicense,their (reedom, pndthouspndso(dollprsin :nesaLnderstpndingyourrights,DnoSingShpttospy,pnd DnoSingShptnottospycpnmpDethedi.erenceIetSeenp dismissedcpsepndpconvictiona Ehischp?terSillSplDyouthroughste?AIyAste?eMpctly ShpttodoShenyou're?ulledover(orpEeMps)JP,hoS to invoDeyourrights?ro?erly,pndtheIiggestmistpDesthpt coulddestroyyourcpsea Step1:PullOverSafely&Stay Calm Jhenyousee?olicelightswpshing Iehindyou,your:rst instinctmightIeto?pnicaXoSever,yourpctionsinthe:rst (eSsecondscpnmpDephugedi.erenceaXere's Shptto doV xutyoursignplonimmediptelypnd ?ullover topsp(elocptionaGvoidsto??inginpdpngerouss?ot -liDeonphighSpycurveHaP(necesspry,drivesloSly untilyou:ndpsp(e?lpcea Eurn o.yourenginepnd?lpceIothhpndsonthe steeringSheelaEhisshoSstheo5certhptyou'renot pthrepta

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  32. k7 BPUTLER14 CommonAuestionsOc'ersksIata DWRStop: kaF)oyouDnoSShyP?ulledyouoverWF 0aFXpveyouhpdpnythingto drinDtonightWF8aFJherepreyoucoming(romWF faFXoSmuchhpveyouhpdtodrinDWF 6aFJouldyoumindste??ingouto(thevehicleWF Howto(espondYWithoutRn'riminat- ing)ourself3 P(psDed,FXpveyouIeendrinDingWF,Youprenot legpllyre"uiredtopnsSeraPnstepd,spyVF35cer,P ?re(ernottopnsSerpny"uestionsSithoutmyptA torney?resentaF btpyres?ect(ulpndcoo?erptive,IutdonotvolunA teerin(ormptiona P(psDed Shere youSerecoming(rom,youcpn?oA litelydecline to pnsSera

  33. E1qGb)JPbL4KPKGROLP)1kj P(?ressured,sim?lyre?ept,FPSouldliDeto reA mpinsilentuntilPs?epDSithmypttorneyaF IMPORTANT:TexaslawdoesNOTrequireyouto answerself-incriminatingquestions.Everythingyou saywillbeusedagainstyouincourt. StepF:bield So?rietyTestsYbSTs3: Should)ouTaIeThemx ’ieldboIrietyEests-’bEsHpredesignedtompDeyou(pila 1vensoIer?eo?lestruggleSiththema TypesofbieldSo?rietyTestsinTe4as: HorizontalGazeNystagmus(HGN)Test:’olA loSingp?enSithyoureyesa Walk-and-Turn Test:JplDing heelAtoAtoeinp strpight linea One-LegStandTest:Balancing ononeleg(or 8;secondsa YouHavetheRighttoRefuseFieldSobriety Tests!

  34. kCBPUTLER14 BestResponse:"O,cer3Irespectfullydeclinetotake any1eldsobrietytests." Why)ouShould(efuse: EhesetestsprehighlysuIzectivepndunrelipIlea ’pilingthemgiveso5cers?roIpIlecpusetoprrest youa Eheo5cerplrepdysus?ectsyou9reintoMicptedN?pssA ingSon9tnecessprily?reventprresta StepB:Should)ouTaIeazreatha- ly5erorzloodTestx EeMpshpspn'Pm?lied“onsentRpS',Shichmepnsre(using pIrepthply”erorIloodtestcomesSithconse"uencesa RefusingaBreathalyzer/BloodTest: ’irstre(usplVRicensesus?ension(orkC;dpysa becondre(usplVRicensesus?ension(or 0 yeprsa xolicecpn oItpin pSprrpnt(orpIloodtestpnySpya

  35. E1qGb)JPbL4KPKGROLP)1 k9 WhenShould)ou(efusex P(youDnoSyoupreoverthelimit,re(usingmpy limittheevidencepgpinstyoua P(thisisyour:rsto.ense,re(usingmpygiveyour lpSyerpIetterde(ensestrptegya P(youre(usepndhpve ?rior)JPs,theconseA "uencesmpyIehprshera Step6:WhatHappensNe4tx krrest &)our(ights P(theo5cerIelievesyoupreintoMicpted,youSillliDelyIe prrested(or)JPabtpycplmpnd(olloStheseste?sV 4empinsilenta)oN3EpnsSer"uestionsormpDe stptementsIeyondIpsicidenti:cptiona )onotresistprresta1veni(youIelieveyou9reinnoA cent,resistingcpnlepd to pdditionplchprgesa GsD(orpnpttorneyimmediptelyabpy,FPwanttospeakwithmyattorneybeforeansweringany questions."

  36. 0;BPUTLER14 IMPORTANT:Anythingyousaywillberecorded andusedagainstyouin court. StepL:Conta'taTe4asDWR JawyerRmmediately G)JPprrestisNOTpconviction,IuttimeiscriticplaYouneedpneM?eriencedEeMps)JPlpSyeronyoursideGbGxto ?rotectyourlicense,(reedom,pnd(uturea WhyqimzutleristhezestDWRJawyer for)ourCase +D&yearsofexclusiveCWIdefenseexperi- ence. ProvenrecordofdismissalsJreducedcharges. Licensedinallof Texas3includingthefollow- ingcounties:Harris7ounty3FortBend7oun- ty3Montgomery7ounty3Austin7ounty3Bra- zoria7ounty3Matagorda7ounty3Galveston 7ounty37hambers7ounty3Liberty7ounty3 San2acinto7ounty3Waller7ounty3Wharton 7ounty3and7olorado7ounty.

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  42. “vzB7”’I72j8I8B6C2I”v -q Bfteryourarrest,youwillbetaUentothelocalVailforbooUG ingandprocessing.“hisincludesY MugshotTaken:WourbooUingphotobecomes partofthepolicerecord. Fingerprinting:Wourprintsareenteredintostate andfederaldatabases. PersonalBelongingsConHscated:Wourphone, wallet,andUeyswillbehelduntilyourrelease. foldingCellPlacement:Woumaybeplacedina cellwhileawaitingfurtherprocessing. HowLongWillYouBeinJail? First-timeoyendersmaybereleasedwithinafew hoursifeligibleforbailorapersonalrecogniPance bond. IvSouhaYepriorDWIsoraggraXatingfactors,you may remain in custodyuntilaVudge determinesbail. Step2:Booking&Processing: WhatHappensNext?

  43. -HRIJL2“6vj What?houldzouDo((alla“exas”’IBttorneyimmeG diately tobeginworUingonyourrelease. Step3:PostingBail&GettingRe- leased OncebooUingiscomplete,thenextstepissecuringyour releasefromVail,whichoftenre)uirespostingbail. HowDoesBailWorkinTexas? PersonalRecogni)anceAPROBond:In“exas,a Vudgemaygranta9ersonalLond. B9jbondallowsanindiXidualtobereleased fromcustodywithoutpayingbail. “heindiXidualinmostcasesmustmeetcertain criteriaY 3aXeacleanrecord0noseriouscriminalhistoG ry,preXiousseriousoMenses,orpriorfailures toappearincourt1. LealowTightrisU0strongtiestothecommuG nity,suchasaVob,familyobligationsinthe state,orresidenceinthearea1.

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