Understanding DUI Laws Driving under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs is prohibited all across the United States. The state of Nevada, for one, has Nevada DUI laws to guide cases involving the road and the influence of illegal substances. It has to be noted that Nevada DUI laws do not only involve alcohol and illegal drugs.
DUI charges can be taken against offenders who are taking over-the-counter and prescription drugs that are improperly consumed which can also impair the ability of motorists to safely drive any vehicle. There are terminologies you have to fully understand whenever you are charged with driving under the influence. One of which is Blood Alcohol Concentration Limit.
Nevada DUI laws rule out that the illegal blood alcohol concentration for drivers below 21 years old is 0.02%. Commercial drivers can be arrested when 0.04% of blood alcohol concentration is detected in them. Generally, 0.08% of blood alcohol content can lead you to a DUI conviction. But the abovementioned scale merely applies to alcohol intoxication. If it is found out that the offender is under the influence of any illegal substance, regardless of the amount, you shall receive the same, if not more, sets of penalties. This rule is under the guidance of the Illegal Per Se Law.
This means that if someone is found out to be driving under the influence of any amount of illegal substance and alcohol, he is already committing an offense in itself. Another law that can be invoked to aggravate your case is the Implied Consent Law. This would only apply if the offender refuses to submit to a blood alcohol concentration test and other chemical tests that are asked of him. In the state of Nevada, your consent to be subjected to chemical tests and evaluation has already been assumed upon your use of Nevada roads and since you have asked for a Nevada driver’s license. Because of this, law enforcers are allowed to force the test on you when necessary.
