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\nDUI less safe in Georgia means being charged with driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs to the extent that it is less safe for the person to drive, even if their blood alcohol concentration (BAC) is below 0.08%.<\/p>\n

For drivers under 21 years of age the BAC limit is 0.02 grams percent, and for commercial driver’s license CDL holders, the legal limit is 0.04%. If you don’t take the roadside breathalyzer test, the officer can still arrest you for impaired driving. This can be based on slurred speech, admitting to drinking, or failing field sobriety tests.<\/p>\n

In Georgia, there is another type of DUI offense called DUI per se<\/a>. This occurs when the officer collects a breath sample at the roadside and again at the police station. O.C.G.A. \u00a7 40-6-391(a)(1) defines less safe DUI in the state of Georgia.<\/p>\n

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DUI less safe in Georgia means being charged with driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs to the extent that it is less safe for the person to drive, even if their blood alcohol concentration (BAC) is below 0.08%. For drivers under 21 years of age the BAC limit is 0.02 grams percent, and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-785","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-dui","category-dui-defense"],"yoast_head":"\nDUI Less Safe in Georgia Explained | What \u201cLess Safe\u201d Really Means<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Charged with DUI Less Safe in Georgia? 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