If you are stopped for DUI, how long do they have before they charge you with a crime?
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If you are stopped for DUI, how long do they have before they charge you with a crime?
Asked on January 6, 2013 under Criminal Law, Minnesota
Answers:
Tricia Dwyer / Tricia Dwyer Esq & Associates PLLC
Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
With exceptions the statute of limitations pertaining to DUI/DWI in Minnesota is three years. In some circumstances the statute of limitations may be 'tolled' (delayed, prolonged, stopped from running), typically for a determinate length of time. Certain limited circumstances can give rise to there being no statute of limitations. In my legal work as a criminal defense attorney it is not uncommon for me to confer privately with a person who is concerned, worried, he/she may possibly be charged with some criminal offense or offenses. This is known as 'pre-charge' legal assistance or representation. In the event that you or a loved one are worried or concerned about a possible criminal charge, I urge you immediately to confer with a criminal defense attorney. I recommend that you make several phone calls in choosing an attorney, because it is critically important that you feel a sense of great safety and trust in the attorney you choose to help you. Based upon my professional experience, the sooner a client contacts me and confers with me, the more effectively I can assist the client.
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