Georgia DUI & Not Having Much to Drink

Can I be Charged with DUI in Georgia if I Did Not Have Much to Drink?

It’s a question we hear often: What if I haven’t had much to drink—can I still be charged with DUI?

BAC Testing and DUI Arrests

Many people choose to do field sobriety tests and submit to an analysis of their blood alcohol level in the hopes that they can show the officer that they are not intoxicated. However, this rarely works. You can be charged with DUI even if you have only trace amounts of alcohol in your system. In fact, it is not uncommon to be charged with DUI even if you refuse all of the tests.

Understanding Less Safe

Georgia law allows you to be charged with DUI if the officer determines that you are less safe to drive because of alcohol. Even if the officer says that he only smelled alcohol coming from your car, you could still be charged. That happens a lot in the summer months where passengers in your car may have left open beer cans after a friendly trip to the beach. Those open cans can emit the odor of alcohol and that could get you charged with a DUI.

Even if you have not had much to drink, you can still be charged with a DUI. Refuse all the tests offered to you by the police officer.

And if you’ve been charged with DUI, give us a call. We’re ready to help.