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Law on Michigan Drunk Driving
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The law on Michigan drunk driving consists of the Michigan drunk driving statutes, court opinions from the Michigan Supreme Court and Court of Appeals, the administrative rules passed to implement Michigan's drunk driving laws, and the manner by which the various lower courts enforce the law on Michigan drunk driving.
The law on Michigan drunk driving is primarily found in the drunk driving statute. A copy of the law on Michigan drunk driving is described in greater detail under our section entitled "The Drunk Driving Statute: MCL 257.625."
The law on Michigan drunk driving frequently changes through court opinions. A limited number of court opinions deciding the law on Michigan drunk driving can be reviewed on-line from the Michigan Supreme Court and Court of Appeals:
Court Opinions on OWI 1st Offense
Court Opinions on OWI 2nd Offense
Court Opinions on OWI 3rd Offense
Court Opinions on OWI Causing Death
The law on Michigan drunk driving is also impacted by administrative rules. The administrative rules passed to implement the law on Michigan drunk driving are primarily aimed at testing breath and blood alcohol levels. This is discussed in greater detail under our section entitled, "Breath and Blood Tests."
Finally, the law on Michigan drunk driving rests in large part on district and circuit court judges. These are the "trial court judges" who enforce the law on Michigan drunk driving on a daily basis. A jury may determine facts in a drunk driving case, but judges make legal decisions and impose criminal sanctions. The differences between these judges are impossible to quantify. Some judges properly enforce the law on Michigan drunk driving, while others commit errors that might be reversed on appeal. Some judges order offenders to perform community service and probation, others maintain mandatory programs designed to address an offender's alcohol use, and some punish offenders with steep jail sentences.
