Ohio's New Yellow DUI License Plate

I feel they should also have "CONVICTED OF DUI" on the plates big enough so it could be read. A lot of people I have talked to think they're special plates that people buy. They have no idea that the person has done anything wrong. I think they're GREAT.

I think adding "convicted of D.U.I." to the plates is a bit much. People that own the plates have already served jail time, done many hours of community service, 90 manditory AA meetings, outpatient drug counseling, pay $200 dollars every other month to get their breathalizers callibrated, not to mention increased car insurance rates. If they've done the time for the crime, why further chastize them? Shouldn't we be focusing more on real criminals like child molesters?

I agree to your message. I just had to get the "special plates" and it's absolutely humilating! But the thing of it is, I deserve them. I did my time and my job is now on the line because of all the classes I have to do bu I messed up and I know it. And I can promise it will NEVER happen again. Just wish it was the same for everyone else out there that are the repeat offenders as it is for me. I appologize to everyone for putting them in danger...

Maybe people would actually take a dui offense seriously if they were not handed out like candy. It is no longer an embarassing thing because everyone knows it's luck of the draw...you could have one glass of wine and get pulled over for a tail light out and the next thing you know your being treated like a criminal. We might take a dui offense seriously if they raised the legal BAC limit and only prosecutted those who really are drunk behind the wheel. Right now a dui is a laughing joke. 1 out of 2 people have one! So lets actually do something about the real problem of DRUNK driving instead of deciding to put A LISCENSE PLATE on peoples cars that they are just going to take off anyways. Trust me they will find a way to do it. Raise the legal BAC Limit!!!! aND ONE JUST MIGHT TAKE THE CRIME A LITTLE BIT MORE SERIOUS

They have gone from .15 to .10 to .08 and at .08 the money is rolling in. A whole industry both private and government has grown up around DUI cases. Look at the classes, they are full. There is absolutely no way to pass afield sobriety test and everyone knows it. It is purely up to the cop who pulls you over and they never have the camera when it is a questionable DUI. We see plenty of shots of the falling down drunks but never the guy who is weaving his body a half inch, or who didnt put his toe to his heel on the third step..... it is the fleecing of AmeriKa by an out of control money hungry legal system.

I recently recieved on of those famous not really drunk but had a glass of wine and am now a criminal dui's and took it to court. And funny what you said was pretty much exactly what they put in the outcome of the trial. It said they found the cops said to be the truth were my side was a deemed in accurate and in other words a lie because I had alchool in my system even though they have conviently lost the blood. So they have suceeded in creating a world famous fraud scam that the government is in on! And we as up standing world class citizens are being treated like criminals mixed in with the murders and rapist of the world. I ask you what is wrong with this pictute????

He must have been drunk while writing his comments. This is either drunkenness at the keyboard or just plain illiterate. Spell correctly when you write (look up the spelling if you have to before you press the "send" button) and we just might take your comments seriously!! Otherwise you saound like a rabid rant. I know this is the internet but your credibility with topics like this is always at stake when you post comments that reek of a lack of education or skills.

Hey Ray. You misspelled at least 3 words and your grammar stinks. Misspelling America with a K denotes that we are falling into a Communist state. It always has. Crawl out from underneath your rock and open your eyes. People misspell and mispronounce the written word all the time, I've read medical journals with bad spelling..... guess the Dr's writing them are flakes and drunken illiterates also.

Where in my posting is the word "america" with a "K" ?? Not there, is it?
When you say I misspelled at least three words, then that implies that there must be more than three spelled incorrectly. Please identify, other than the word "sound" which was spelled correctly when I submitted, but the moderator appears to have changed it. Your credibility also appears to be lacking, just like Ashley. If correct spelling, grammar and / or usage is being "on a high horse" then I'm guilty. I stand by my observations and as the saying goes "if the shoe fits, wear it." Looking to hear from 'ya, John. Merry Christmas, too.

You're an idiot. Get a life, I mean you really do sound like a idiot. Let me guess you're about 30 years old, fat, make about 34k a year, and live in a apartment. John I guess if I was you I would be a bitter idiot too. Look at the bright side John, at least you can spell everything right... Idiot.

That mesg was for you Ray.

Ashley look At your Spelling and then talk about someone!

We've lost the thread. I'm outahere>

learn how to spell moron.

ok besides bad spelling... i actually have questions about the action i should take regarding my current situation. I was pulled over for the lights over my license plate being burnt out.He told me to get out so he could show me the plate. Once i did he asked how much i had been drinking. I said one beer. He asked if it was a wine cooler, my breath smelled fruity. I then told him it was my gum. (true). I then did a sobriety test. And to my knowledge passed. then did a quick test breathalizer-blew A .064 . He arrested me and took my friend with us to a patrol station where i did an official breathalizer and blew a .062 . before the test he told me i would most likely get a OVUAC because i probably would blow over .08. and that in court the judge would probably not suspend my license. after consulting some friends i realized that i could lose my license anyway.
Should i hire a lawyer?
Whats worst case and best case scenario?
Will this afffect my scholarships? degree? Job?

In regards to your questions,
Yes get a lawyer, they know the law better and although they might be expensive the consequences of receiving a guilty verdict might be more expensive in the long run.

Worst and best scenario, will be to hard to state without knowing what state you received the ticket.

I don't know if the status of your scholarship or degree could be affected. When interviewing for a job if they see a DUI on your record during the background check rest assured they will ask question if not rejecting your application for the position especially if you did not put it on the application.

On a larger scope, I have heard this debate many times from people on both sides of this. I think bottom line the rules do need to get tougher to get people to think about the consequences of drinking and driving before they go out. This is not a decision to ponder on after you had some drinks as your judgement and behavior are now affected by the alchol level you have consumed. I do know also a person's weight plays a factor in detemining the BAC before the debates start up.

My main point is if you are going to drink either stay at home or assign a designated driver. I do realize it's not as much fun being the designated driver; therefore, rotate this respoinsibility around.

Anything is better then getting behind the wheel after a couple of drinks and playing russian roulette with someone elses life.

Have a great day and I hope things go well for you in your court case.