Strategic Advocacy Against DUI and Related Traffic Offenses
Whether challenged by breath tests, field sobriety stops, or traffic stops, Armour Legal contests procedure, evidence, and officer testimony to minimize or dismiss DUI and related charges.
Our aggressive challenge of test accuracy, stop protocols, and legal defenses secures reduced penalties or dismissal whenever possible.
We defend impairment‑based DUI, per‑se DUI, extreme/super‑extreme categories, drug‑related DUI, and commercial‑driver DUI, as well as racing, reckless driving, and criminal speeding. We analyze stop justifications, field‑sobriety standards, breath calibration, and blood‑draw chains, and we represent clients at MVD/ADOT proceedings to protect licenses.
For clients with medical conditions or medication interactions, we present targeted medical explanations and expert input. Resolution tracks include charge reductions, treatment‑anchored outcomes, ignition‑interlock solutions, and carefully documented compliance to minimize collateral damage.
DUI & Traffic: Impairment, Per‑Se Limits & Procedure
DUI prosecutions proceed on two tracks: impairment‑based and per‑se (breath/blood over statutory limits). We attack the building blocks—stop justifications, field‑sobriety protocols, machine calibration, and blood‑draw chain of custody. Administrative license consequences run on a separate timeline, so we request MVD/ADOT hearings promptly to protect driving privileges.
For commercial drivers and under‑21 cases, the rules and consequences differ. We tailor defenses to medical conditions, mouth‑alcohol contamination, rising BAC, and improper observation periods. Where appropriate, we pursue reduced charges, ignition‑interlock alternatives, or treatment‑based resolutions.
Traffic crimes (racing, reckless driving, criminal speeding) can carry jail, points, and insurance spikes. Early intervention often reduces downstream employment and insurance fallout.
First-offense DUI (ARS §28-1381) carries license suspension, fines, and possible jail. Armour Legal contests breath-test calibration, field-sobriety-test protocols, and probable-cause determinations to suppress evidence.
We also defend against commercial-license (CDL) and under-21 DUI charges, coordinate DMV-hearing representation, and explore diversion-program eligibility to protect both criminal record and driving privileges.
DUI defense at Armour Legal is procedure‑driven. We analyze the stop, field‑sobriety administration, observation periods, breath calibration, and blood‑draw handling. We subpoena logs, certifications, and chain‑of‑custody documents, and we challenge rising‑BAC theories with timing and physiology. In parallel, we handle MVD/ADOT hearings to protect driving privileges.
For commercial drivers, under‑21 defendants, or clients with medical conditions, we tailor arguments and mitigation to the unique rules and risks. In traffic crimes—racing, reckless, criminal speeding—we pursue charge reductions that minimize jail, points, and insurance fallout, with a plan clients can follow from day one.