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Driving Under the Influence

By Baker Associates

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An often overlooked question with regard to DUI discussion is what type of conduct actually constitutes a DUI. This is defined in Tennessee Code Annotated §55-10-401, which basically provides that it is unlawful to drive or ?be in physical control of? a motor-driven vehicle on a public road, highway, alley, or street, or any other place that is frequented by the public while you are: (1) Under the influence of an intoxicant, marijuana, narcotic, or drug producing stimulating effect on the central nervous system, or (2) The blood alcohol concentration (BAC) in your breath is eight hundredths of one percent (.08%) or more. The penalties for violation of this statute are set out later in the Tennessee Code and generally become more severe as a defendant commits more DUI offenses...continue to full post

Full post as published by Tennessee Criminal Lawyer Blog on November 18, 2010 (boomark / email).

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