Salt Lake City DUI Attorneys

Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) and DUI Charges

Your blood alcohol concentration will directly impact your Salt Lake DUI case. Your blood alcohol concentration, also referred to as BAC, blood alcohol content or blood alcohol level, is the concentration of alcohol in your blood, as determined by a breath test or blood test. After an officer pulls you over for suspected DUI, he or she will look for signs of intoxication (slurred speech, bloodshot eyes, the smell of alcohol) and will then usually ask you to perform field sobriety tests. The final step in the officer’s determination of whether you are illegally intoxicated will be to make an arrest and then administer a breath or blood test.

Regardless of the outcome of your testing or the officer’s observations, a Salt Lake City DUI lawyer at our firm can still help. You should know that even in the face of extensive evidence or if law enforcement says there is no way you will escape a conviction, you have options. An experienced attorney can review your particular case and see whether law enforcement acted in violation of procedure or performed a test improperly. There are numerous DUI defense strategies that can work in your favor. It is your attorney’s job to explore these options and then build a tailor-made plan of action for your defense.

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Alcohol is absorbed differently by different people. Your diet, weight, gender, metabolism, age and a number of other factors may alter what your blood alcohol concentration is after a certain number of drinks. However, it is roughly estimated that one standard drink would increase the average person’s BAC by .02% to .05%. This is by no means a standard measure of your blood alcohol concentration and should not be used as a determination of whether you can drive.

Under Utah DUI law, a driver may not operate a motor vehicle with a blood alcohol concentration of .08% or greater. If you were pulled over and took a breath or blood test that showed a reading of a BAC above the legal limit, you need a lawyer immediately.

Contact a Salt Lake DUI attorney at the Stone Law Firm today!