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Alabama & US DUI Laws :
It is also a criminal offense in all states to drive a vehicle while under the influence of drugs DUID, or under the combined influence of alcohol and drugs; the drugs themselves need not be illegal, but can be prescription or even over-the-counter. This offense requires evidence of impairment as a result of the drugs or drugs and alcohol, although some states have passed laws making driving with the mere presence of certain drugs a criminal offense.


Legal Term "BAIL" Print E-mail
The word bail as a legal term means:
  • Security, usually a sum of money, exchanged for the release of an arrested person as a guarantee of that person's appearance for trial.
    • As a verb: to secure the release of an arrested person by providing bail.
  • Release from imprisonment on payment of such money.
    • As a verb: to release a person under such guarantee.
  • The person providing such payment.
Criminal procedure
Investigating and charging crimes

Criminal investigation
Arrest warrant  · Search warrant
Probable cause  · Knock and announce
Exigent circumstance
Search and seizure  · Arrest
Right to silence  · Miranda warning (U.S.)
Grand jury
Criminal prosecution
Statute of limitations  · Nolle prosequi
Bill of attainder  · Ex post facto law
Criminal jurisdiction  · Extradition
Habeas corpus  · Bail
Inquisitorial system  · Adversarial system
Charges and pleas
Arraignment  · Indictment
Plea  · Peremptory plea
Nolo contendere (U.S.)  · Plea bargain
Related areas of law
Criminal defenses
Criminal law  · Evidence
Civil procedure
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Traditionally, bail is some form of property presented to the court in order to persuade it to release a suspect from jail, on the understanding that the suspect will return for trial or forfeit the bail ("skipping bail," or "jumping bail," is also illegal). In most cases bail money will be returned at the end of the trial, if all court appearances are made, no matter whether the person is found guilty or not guilty of the crime accused. In some countries, including the U.S., granting bail is common. In others, depending upon the court and the accusations, bail is not always available. Countries without bail imprison the suspect before the trial only if deemed necessary.

Legislatures also set out certain crimes to be unbailable, such as capital crimes or in some cases premeditated murder.

 
DUI & Driving Under The Influence:
Federal DUI Regulations :
Federal Air Regulation 91.17 (14 CFR 91.17) prohibits pilots from flying aircraft with an alcohol level of 0.04% or more, and/or within eight hours of consuming alcohol, and/or while under the impairing influence of any drug.[3] The same prohibition applies to any other crewmembers on duty aboard the aircraft (flight attendants, etc.). Some airlines impose additional restrictions, and many pilots also impose stricter standards upon themselves. Commercial pilots found to be in violation of regulations are typically fired or resign voluntarily, and they may lose their pilot certificates and/or be subject to criminal prosecution under Federal or State laws, effectively ending their careers.

DUI Driving Drunk :
But the law was changed and changed again - strengthened, in fact, to be less tolerant of multiple convictions. But a provision that stipulated four convictions in five years was inadvertently left in. The high court indicated that it had little choice. It could not consider seven convictions in 15 years as constituting four in five years.

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Alabama DUI Views :
Alabama can't afford to look the other away at drunks who insist on getting behind the wheel. A few weeks ago in the Mobile area, a driver who was allegedly drunk struck and killed two bicyclists. Two years earlier, when he was a juvenile, the same driver killed another cyclist.


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