Drinking While Operating Motor Vehicle

Drinking while operating a motor vehicle is a very broad offense. It is also a charge that raises many possible defenses.  Can the State prove that the substance was “alcohol”?  Were you operating on a “public highway”?  Although it is a relatively minor charge, it is one that must be taken seriously. Any misdemeanor criminal conviction will leave you with a permanent criminal record.

You never want to put yourself in a position to have to explain why you have a drinking while operating a motor vehicle conviction to a future employer. And in many cases, you may never get to explain it. Because a background check will be performed on you, and you simply won’t be offered the job.

Call for a consultation on your case today; we are here to help. We can offer defense suggestions, and let you know what we can do to beat the case, and keep your record clean. To discuss your criminal charges with an aggressive defense lawyer, call (860) 294-4384 or complete our quick contact form.

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Connecticut Drinking While Operating Motor Vehicle Law

Sec. 53a-213. Drinking while operating motor vehicle: Class C misdemeanor.
(a) A person is guilty of drinking while operating a motor vehicle when he drinks any alcoholic liquor while operating a motor vehicle upon a public highway of this state or upon any road of any specially chartered municipal association or of any district organized under the provisions of chapter 105, a purpose of which is the construction and maintenance of roads and sidewalks, or in any parking area for ten cars or more, or upon any private road on which a speed limit has been established in accordance with the provisions of section 14-218a or upon any school property. As used in this section, “alcoholic liquor” shall have the same meaning as in section 30-1.

(b) Drinking while operating a motor vehicle is a class C misdemeanor.