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Everyone has felt the sudden spike of fear when they see the flashing red and blue lights in their rearview mirrors. There’s a certain anxiety to getting pulled over by a police officer, but most of those interactions tend to be simple and quick. However, everything changes when you’ve had a few drinks at dinner or with friends and you see those lights in your rearview. Suddenly, frantic worry fills your head, typically followed by the infamous “DUI” acronym. The reality of being arrested for those few drinks you had suddenly becomes very possible. What should you do? The following tips can help you know what to do if you get pulled over for a DUI in Texas.

Don’t Drink and Drive

The easiest and 100% guaranteed way to avoid a DUI conviction is to avoid driving after you’ve been drinking. The intent of this blog post is to inform you of the Constitutional rights you are entitled to when you are pulled over on suspicion of a DUI, not to condone drunk driving in any way, shape or form. Drunk driving is a serious offense, and ultimately it’s better for you and others to avoid it altogether. Call an Uber or hitch a ride home with a designated driver. It will save you the time, money and stress of a DUI conviction. And it could save lives, both yours and those of the people around you.

Stay Silent and Polite

One of the first questions the officer will ask you after pulling you over is if you know why they pulled you over in the first place. You may or may not know the reason, but it’s important to remember that you don’t have to answer. Every word you say and action you take from here on out can result in a guilty conviction, so take care in what you say and how you say it. Politely tell the officer that you have nothing to say. Asking something as simple as where you’re coming from can lead to the inevitable assumption that you’ve been drinking. The officer can then use your answer, and the way you say it, to indicate on their report that they think you’ve been drinking. The same goes for the way you act. If you’re upset and display that anger, it’s a simple enough assumption that you’re drunk and at that point, you’re just helping their case against you. Stay as silent as you can and always act politely.

Don’t Take the Field Sobriety Tests

Contrary to popular belief, you are not required by law to take field sobriety tests. In fact, these tests aren’t designed to be pass or fail; they are designed so the officer can identify clues that may indicate impairment. If the officer has already made up their mind that you’re drunk, they’ll find those clues even if you perform well on these tests.

Note that while field sobriety tests are not required, if you are arrested, you will be required to take a breathalyzer test at the police station. This is required by law, and if you refuse, you could receive refusal charges.

Get an Attorney

If you get arrested for a DUI in Texas, it’s of utmost important that you contact an attorney as soon as possible. If you procrastinate finding an attorney, you may forget critical details that are important for your defense. An attorney experienced with DUI cases can help you avoid a DUI conviction and save you from the pain and stress that comes with it.

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Then when you gather around the family table, you can give thanks that Traylor Law Firm will be keeping you out of jail.

Call and pay before the 28th to get 15% off all warrant lift fees.

The more warrants you have, the more you’ll save (and the more you can spend on Christmas gifts instead!)

And remember, it’s only a free country if you’re not in jail!

We’re writing today about getting people out of jail on Class C warrants. A lot of people get tickets and then for whatever reason they forget about them, they don’t handle them. Now maybe this doesn’t describe you but if it describes you or someone you know, someone you’re trying to get out of jail then you’re gonna need to hear this. If you get arrested on warrants you can, …. people can have warrants all over the Metroplex. If you were driving around without a license, without insurance, without an inspection or registration sticker and you were speeding, then every time you get stopped you’re going to get four or five tickets and then if you’re the type of person who doesn’t take care of those tickets, then you’re going to have four or five warrants everywhere you got stopped. So, you’ll have multiple agencies that want you in the sense that they want you in their court. And those warrants will hold you in jail until they’re taken care of.

Now, what happens if you don’t do anything is you bounce around from jail to jail over a period of days, sometimes even a period of weeks taking care of these warrants, sitting them out or paying them off or doing whatever it takes just to try to get out of jail. And so, if that describes you well, call us before you get arrested and we can help you get that stuff cleared up so that you don’t get stuck in jail.

But if you do happen to already be stuck in jail, call us, … have a relative call us and we’ll talk to them about what it’s going to take to get you out, to strategize regarding how we’re going to get you released from the claws of all these cities that are trying to grab you. There are ways to do it, there ways to go about it efficiently.

And you know, even if you need nothing more than advice, we can give that to because a lot of these tickets, if you just try to sit them out, yeah, you may be using your time to pay off tickets at a rate that might be even more than you make in a day, but you’re going to be shooting yourself in the foot a lot of ways. You’re going to be damaging your driving record, getting yourself surcharges, possibly license suspensions and digging a much deeper hole for yourself when it comes to trying to get a valid license.

Now, getting a valid license and having good insurance and keeping your car registered and inspected, those are ways to keep from getting four or five tickets every time you get stopped. Then if you get stopped you get one ticket for the traffic offense and you also, you know, a lot of agencies won’t even write you four or five tickets. They’ll just take you straight to jail

So, anyway we know this stuff backwards and forwards. We deal with it all the time. We can help you fix your license, get you out of jail, keep you from going to jail, clear your warrants, clear your omni fees, tell you how to deal with your surcharges,… just generally help you get fixed up so that you don’t have to worry when you’re driving around day to day.

Today we’re writing about Fugitive from Justice Writs. Now what is a Fugitive from Justice Writ (FFJ Writ) and why might you need one? If you need one, you’ll need one very badly because it means you have someone in jail here on an out-of-state warrant. The idea is that they will be transferred to that other state or extradited on that warrant. And the reason that’s not a good thing is because then you’re at the mercy of someone else’s schedule and the amount of time it takes can extend into weeks maybe even longer.

If you can get your person out of jail here and let them then respond to that other state in their own way, it allows them to be in control of their life and also keep things like jobs, relationships, families, homes… Those sorts of things can be lost to people who get stuck in jail. So this helps them get out and respond to the other state on their own time, on their own schedule. It’s important that they go ahead and respond to the other state so this doesn’t happen again or get worse, but at least when they bond out here on a Fugitive From Justice Writ they can hopefully arrange to handle the matter without being dragged across the country and held for weeks.

So, it’s important if you need a Fugitive from Justice Writ that you hire someone who knows how to do it. It’s not the kind of thing you want your lawyer learning on the job. And a lot of attorneys, especially even criminal defense attorneys, don’t know what a Fugitive from Justice Writ is or what it’s used for. And when you need one it’s going to be on a pretty tight time schedule. If you wait or hire someone who drags their feet you could lose the opportunity altogether. Also, Fugitive from Justice Writs can only be done during the week when the courts are open.

Also you want to be sure to tell the person in jail not to waive extradition because if they sign that waiver to be extradited, that keeps us from being able to help. So tell them not to sign a waiver of extradition. It’s also important to get the writ process done before any extradition hearing.

Call us at the Traylor Law Firm as soon as you know you need help. If it’s on the weekend or a holiday or even late at night, go ahead and call. That way we can get everything lined up to go as soon as the courts are open. We’ll talk to you about what it’s going to take, how much it’s going to cost and what we think can be done.

 

Nobody likes getting woken up in the middle of the night or wee hours of the morning by a phone call from their loved one in jail. Hearing a relative or a close friend has gotten a ticket, been arrested and/or put in jail can be difficult. Even if you’re not familiar with the legal process, you immediately think a long, stressful and a possibly expensive trial awaits.

Jail is not a fun place for your loved one to be either. You know they are miserable there and feel pressured to get them out ASAP.

You want to help and get your loved one out of jail as fast as possible, but you don’t know how.

The council, resources, and support of a Dallas criminal defense attorney can be invaluable in the successful navigation of your case or that of a loved one. Knowing you’re working with a lawyer who knows the legal process and who is there to support and represent your relative or friend can give you much-needed encouragement and confidence in moving forward through the case.

Everyone arrested and charged with a crime has the right to legal counsel in their case. Your friend or family member should have legal representation for their case.

Having an attorney has been shown to shorten cases and yield a favorable ruling for your loved one.

When to Call a Lawyer

If legal representation is a right, how do you know when you need to call a lawyer?

In most criminal cases, the defendant is allowed one phone call after he or she has been arrested and is in jail. During this one phone call (which is the legal right of the person arrested), he or she contacts a family member to notify that they are in jail.

The family member, or close friend if no family is around, can contact an attorney on their relative’s or friend’s behalf to represent them in court.

It is best for a family member or friend to contact a lawyer as early in the case as possible. The sooner an attorney is involved the smoother and shorter the case will be.

What Kind of Lawyer Should You Contact?

Now that you know you need to contact a lawyer ASAP to get your friend or family member out of jail, who do you call to help with your case? There are many lawyers out there.

For starters, you’ll want to look for an attorney or legal office that offers counsel on a variety of legal offenses. These firms are a good place to start if you don’t know the specifics surrounding your friend’s or relative’s ticket or arrest.

An experienced lawyer you can be confident about will have broad knowledge and experience in multiple areas.

The Traylor Law Firm is one such criminal defense attorney office that helps clients in a variety of different cases. We specialize in DUI, traffic tickets, criminal defense, jail release, warrants, suspended driver’s license, court dates, drug possession, bail bonds, domestic assault and probation violation.

The best way you can help your friend or family member who is in jail, or who have gotten a ticket is to first call a criminal defense attorney.

Time is of the essence. For a smoother trail. Quicker release date and lower bail and payment, getting a lawyer as soon as possible is important.

Contact us at the Traylor Law Firm today so we can get started on your loved one’s case and achieve the most favorable results.

 

Texas has repealed their surcharges. Click the link below for the Texas Department of Public Safety’s FAQ section regarding the repeal of surcharges.

As always, if you have questions, call us. We can help advise you on warrants, surcharges, and other driver license issues. If you’re trying to fix a driver license problem we might save you a lot of time, money and grief. Call 214-382-0900.

Texas Department of Public Safety Surcharge Repeal