Tennessee DUI Defense Lawyer in Gatlinburg, Tennessee

Tennessee DUI in Gatlinburg, Tennessee

SOBRIETY TEST / IMPLIED CONSENT / CHEMICAL TESTS / BLOOD TEST / BREATH TEST

The Gatlinburg Police Department has moved towards exclusively using breath tests in their DUI investigations. The Gatlinburg Police Department has been somewhat unreliable in capturing their DUI investigations on video camera recorded from their patrol cars. The Gatlinburg Police Department has however been very reliable in recording the administration of the breath tests.

The Gatlinburg DUI officers are well trained in the administration of the Standardized Field Sobriety Test. As most other Tennessee DUI investigators, the Gatlinburg DUI officers use the SFST to build probable cause for the arrest of a DUI suspect. Once the SFST is completed, the officer will make the arrest and request that the DUI suspect give consent for the officer to collect a breath sample from the DUI suspect for alcohol testing.

Pursuant to Tennessee Code Annotated 55-10-406, the Gatlinburg DUI officer may ask the DUI suspect for a breath or blood sample to be tested for the presence of alcohol and drugs. If the DUI suspect consents to giving a breath sample, the Gatlinburg DUI officer will administer the breath test on the Intox EC/IR II at the Gatlinburg Police Department in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. If the Gatlinburg DUI officer chooses to collect a blood sample from the DUI suspect, the officer will transport the DUI suspect to Fort Sander Sevier Medical Center in Sevierville, Tennessee for the collection of a blood sample to be tested.

In the case of a first offense DUI in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, the DUI suspect will be charged and a bond set by a judge or magistrate. If the case does not involve an accident with injuries, a bond in the amount of $500 to $2,500.00 will normally be set. The DUI suspect will then be detained until the suspect is no longer a danger to him or herself. Multiple offense DUI charges will likely result in a higher bond with greater restrictions.

Because officers like the Gatlinburg DUI officers are becoming more proficient in their DUI investigations, it is important that a Gatlinburg attorney and Gatlinburg DUI lawyer stay apprised of the many challenges in Tennessee DUI cases. Tennessee DUI lawyers should be familiar with field sobriety testing, chemical tests for alcohol and drugs, and the many laws that govern the arrest and investigation of Tennessee DUI cases.

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