[Driving Under the Influence Without a License Defense Case] A Fine Obtained for Driving Under the Influence Without a License Through Attorney Assistance

The client in this case had a prior record of operating an electric scooter under the influence and had paid a traffic penalty as a result.

After drinking with an acquaintance, the client tried to call a taxi on the way home, but when no taxi was available, the client took the wheel.

While driving, the client was stopped at a police breathalyzer checkpoint and faced punishment for driving under the influence without a license.

The client asked an attorney at Daeryun Law Firm to defend against the punishment for driving under the influence without a license.

There is no separate punishment for driving under the influence without a license; driving without a license and drunk driving are punished separately.

Level of punishment for driving under the influence without a license (driving without a license and drunk driving)

1. Where it is a first drunk driving offense or there is no record of a fine or heavier punishment within the past 10 years

2. Punishment for the crime of driving without a license

The attorney requested that the court take into account that the client's earlier instance of drunk driving involved an electric scooter rather than a vehicle.

The client also admitted all of the charged facts of driving under the influence without a license and was sincerely remorseful.

The team handling the case of driving under the influence without a license organized the materials so that the client's sincere remorse could be conveyed clearly, and the team explained the necessary procedures.

There was no excuse for the fact that the client drove under the influence without a license, but the attorney requested that the court take into account that the distance the client drove was short, about 500 meters.

The attorney also requested that the court consider that the client's driving under the influence without a license caused no property damage or personal injury.

The attorney emphasized that, since the case of driving under the influence without a license, the client had been commuting by company shuttle bus and walking home whenever there was a drinking engagement.

The attorney also emphasized that the period of the client's license revocation had been extended, and that the client, having experienced the inconvenience of being unable to drive, had pledged never to drive under the influence without a license again.

If, like the client in this case, you are involved in an incident of driving under the influence without a license, you should follow the police instructions exactly, even amid your distress.

If you do not follow the police instructions, you will face heavier punishment.

Fortunately, the client in this case admitted all of the charged facts and repented of the wrongdoing, and as a result was able to receive a fine rather than an actual custodial sentence for driving under the influence without a license.