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DUI Charge for Prior Marijuana Use
Posted on July 10th, 2014 by Joe Pioletti
Illinois residents do not have to be impaired to be guilty of DUI. Use of marijuana days, or even weeks, before an arrest could be enough to constitute the offense. Under Illinois law, a person is guilty of DUI if he or she drives under the influence of any drug or combination of drugs to […]
The Real Cost of a DUI in Illinois
Posted on November 29th, 2013 by Joe Pioletti
Getting a DUI is expensive. I would guess most people already figured that. But how expensive is it? In 2013 the Illinois Secretary of State published a study that estimated the average DUI in Illinois ends up costing the driver a whopping $16,580 before it’s all said and done.[1] That’s excluding any costs associated with […]