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Attorney Tracey A. Wood , owner of Tracey Wood & Associates is an aggressive criminal defense attorney in Madison, Wisconsin. She focuses her practice on defending the rights of individuals whether they are charged with drunken driving or more severe criminal charges including murder, sex crimes in Wisconsin, federal conspiracy or seeking an expungement of a previous conviction. She is known throughout the legal community as the foremost authority on Wisconsin OWI DUI laws and has been hailed for her defenses and successful trial and case record. Ms. Wood has been pioneering new frontiers for women in law since she entered practice in 1992. She is the first attorney from Wisconsin ever appointed as a Standardized Field Sobriety Test Instructor, and first Wisconsin attorney to be appointed to the Board of Regents to the National College for DUI Defense held at Harvard Law School. She chairs the Wisconsin Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Strike Force for the state's largest association for criminal defense lawyers and has previously served as the President of that organization. She has authored several articles on defense against drunk driving charges including Challenging Prior Under Influence Convictions, an article discussing U.S. v. Gant in the Wisconsin Law Journal, and she has contributed to the national DUI attorneys' bible by Taylor & Oberman, entitled "Drunk Driving Defense". She has also won many appeals in both the Wisconsin Appellate System (most recently City of Beloit v. Steven Herbst) and the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago (i.e. U.S. v. Andres Perez).
Under Wisconsin law, a person must be at least 21 years of age to buy alcohol or consume it in a public place. [See also: Exception to drinking age when accompanied by parent]
Under Wisconsin law, a person who is at least 21 years of age, and has absolutely no prior drunk driving convictions or refusals on his or her record, is prohibited from driving any motorized vehicle while under the influence of any type of intoxicant (such as beer, wine), controlled substance (such as marijuana) or prescription drugs with a Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) level of 0.08 or greater. (Note: refusals count as a prior conviction).
For drivers with three previous drunk driving convictions, the limit is lower; a person with three prior OWI convictions is prohibited from driving a motor vehicle with a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) level of .02 or greater.
The legal drinking age in Wisconsin is 21 years of age. Under Wisconsin laws, a person who is under 21 years of age is prohibited from drinking alcohol and driving. (See also: Wisconsin Zero Tolerance).
Under Wisconsin's Zero Tolerance Law, any person under the age of 21 years is prohibited from operating a motor vehicle on public property while having any trace of alcohol or illegal drug in their bloodstream.
Under Wisconsin law, a first drunk driving conviction is not a crime, rather it is a civil infraction. Even so, a first OWI may result in fines ranging from $150 to $300 plus $355 surcharge with a suspension or revocation of the person's driver's license ranging between 6 months and 9 months. An occupational license is usually immediately available unless the driver possesses a CDL - Commercial Driver's License.
Under Wisconsin law, a second or third drunk driving conviction is a misdemeanor. As the number of drunk driving convictions increases, the penalties increase accordingly, with fines ranging between $600 and $10,000 plus a $355 surcharge, and maximum possible jail sentences ranging anywhere from 6 to 12 months. Please refer to Drunk Driving Jail Time for an overview of sentences, and Wisconsin Drunk Driving Penalties for sentencing guidelines including jail time, fines, interlock restrictions and other forfeitures (such as forfeiture of a vehicle).
Under Wisconsin law, a fourth or subsequent drunk driving conviction is a felony OWI offense.
Drunk Driving charges can be much more severe if the person is in an accident and causes an injury, causes great bodily harm, or commits vehicular homicide. Fines can reach up to $100,000 and a possible jail term of 25 years.
If you refuse to submit to a test to determine if you are legally drunk, you have 10 days in which to act to save your driving privileges. For more information, please refer to refusing a test. Free but professional "first-impression" analysis If you are under investigation or have been arrested for any crime, or if you have already been convicted of a crime and believe your conviction to be wrong or your sentence too harsh, please call (608) 350-1004 or email the Attorneys at Tracey Wood & Associates right away. An Attorney at Tracey Wood & Associates will provide you with a brief but professional free "first-impression" analysis of your appeal based on the facts that you are able to convey. You can also submit your case online or email the attorneys.
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Please take notice that although the law firm of Tracey Wood & Associates website contains a large amount of accurate and useful legal information about drunk driving, OWI, DUI, Sex Crimes, Expungement and other serious crimes, it is not intended to be used as legal advice. Only an attorney can counsel you on your specific case. Please contact the attorney at Tracey Wood & Associates immediately should you find yourself charged with a Drunk Driving in Wisconsin, a DUI (Driving Under the Influence), OWI (Operating Under the Influence) or any other serious crime in Wisconsin at (608) 350-1004. Even if your researching drunk driving laws or sex crime laws in Wisconsin, Lawyer Tracey Wood can assist you.
