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By:<\/em> Ex-Cop Turned Criminal Lawyer Near Me Cory Yager<\/a>, and Larry Kohn<\/a>, Co-Authors of Georgia’s Leading Book on DUI in Georgia Laws<\/p>\n

Navigating the legal landscape of state DUI laws can be complex. In America, no two states have the same DWI-DUI laws. However, many other state laws are like our Georgia drinking and driving laws.<\/p>\n

This is because DUI charges in Georgia must follow federal highway safety laws. NHTSA, which is part of the Department of Transportation, helped all states to create these laws. So, Georgia driving under the influence laws will often have about 90% of the same types of laws as nearby states for their impaired driving statutes.<\/p>\n

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By: Ex-Cop Turned Criminal Lawyer Near Me Cory Yager, and Larry Kohn, Co-Authors of Georgia’s Leading Book on DUI in Georgia Laws Navigating the legal landscape of state DUI laws can be complex. In America, no two states have the same DWI-DUI laws. However, many other state laws are like our Georgia drinking and driving […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,4,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-104","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-criminal-defense","category-dui","category-dui-defense"],"yoast_head":"\nGeorgia Driving Laws: Book Co-Authors on DUI Laws<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Arrested for DUI in Georgia? 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