St. Louis Commercial Driver's License DWI Arrest Lawyer
In order to drive a commercial vehicle in Missouri, you must undergo certain training, and obtain a commercial driver's license. But you must also demonstrate that you are a responsible person: you are in control of a motor vehicle whose destructive capacity is almost unlimited.
This is why driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs even in your personal vehicle can result in suspension of your license to operate a commercial vehicle. If your license to drive your own vehicle is suspended, you may not drive a commercial vehicle during this suspension either.
Commercial Driver's License DWI Arrest
You are also held to a higher standard than other drivers. For example the BAC, blood alcohol concentration, limit is normally .08. But holders of a CDL may not have more than .04 lawfully. You may not have any alcohol in your system while driving a commercial vehicle.
Naturally, the length of suspension of your commercial driver's license increases with the number and severity of the offenses for which you have been convicted over a period of time. For example,
- Your CDL will be suspended for one year if you are convicted of DUI.
- Subsequent convictions can mean a lifetime commercial driver's license revocation.
- A one year disqualification is imposed if you are a CDL holder and refused a blood or breath test.
- An offense such as use of a commercial vehicle in the manufacture or distribution of illegal drugs requires lifetime revocation.
Missouri CDL Violation Suspension Attorney
Our office represents drivers from other states charged in Missouri. Missouri drivers' records also accumulate offenses committed in other states.
Attorney Travis Noble, Jr., is a former police officer who now specializes in DUI defense. He has a track record of successfully defending some of the toughest DWI cases in Missouri. E-mail our law firm or call a St. Louis commercial driver's license DWI arrest attorney at 314-450-7849 or 866-794-0947