Driving Under the Influence
Driving Under the Influence is a serious allegation. If you have been charged with Driving Under the Influence, your livelihood, reputation, and constitutional rights are at risk.
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In Colorado, the way in which DUIs must be investigated is complex. Police officers frequently overlook simple steps and fudge the procedural requirements they are bound to follow. In many cases, an effective legal analysis by a trained attorney like Chris Ponce, Esq., at Valiant Legal Services, LLC can be the difference between a lifetime of consequences, jail, dismissal or a serious reduction in the charges.
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Mr. Ponce's experience includes prosecuting DUIs and training the police in how to investigate.
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​COLORADO REVISED STATUTE - 42-4-1301
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A person who drives a motor vehicle or vehicle under the influence of alcohol or one or more drugs, or a combination of both alcohol and one or more drugs, commits driving under the influence. Driving under the influence is a misdemeanor, but it is a class 4 felony if the violation occurred after three or more prior convictions, arising out of separate and distinct criminal episodes, for DUI, DUI per se, or DWAI; vehicular homicide, as described in section 18-3-106 (1)(b), C.R.S.; vehicular assault, as described in section 18-3-205 (1)(b), C.R.S.; or any combination thereof. (1) (a) A person who drives a motor vehicle or vehicle under the influence of alcohol or one or more drugs, or a combination of both alcohol and one or more drugs, commits driving under the influence. Driving under the influence is a misdemeanor, but it is a class 4 felony if the violation occurred after three or more prior convictions, arising out of separate and distinct criminal episodes, for DUI, DUI per se, or DWAI; vehicular homicide, as described in section 18-3-106 (1)(b), C.R.S.; vehicular assault, as described in section 18-3-205 (1)(b), C.R.S.; or any combination thereof.