About DUI Help

Who This Site Is for

You, if you or someone close to you was just arrested or charged with drunk or drugged driving and you need to know what happens next. The most urgent answer is often the deadline to request a license hearing, which is a week or less in some states. Pages put that answer, the penalties and the official place to act near the top, in plain words you can read on a phone.

What You'll Find Here

• A page for every state and DC, with the state's penalties for a first, second and third offense, the license hearing deadline, blood alcohol limits and the term the state uses (DUI, DWI, OWI or OUI). Deeper pages cover license suspension, SR-22 or FR-44 insurance, ignition interlock, refusing a test, and records and expungement wherever the state's official sources set those rules.
• A national comparison table at DUI laws by state, so you can see one rule across every state.
• 17 guides across 4 topics: DUI Basics, Penalties, License and SR-22, Records.
• 4 free tools: DUI License Hearing Deadline Calculator, DUI Penalty Estimator, DUI Lookback and Felony Checker, SR-22 and Ignition Interlock Lookup. They run in your browser and restate each state's published rules.

What This Site Is Not

DUI Help is not a law firm. No one here is your lawyer, and reading a page or sending a message doesn't create an attorney-client relationship. It isn't a lawyer referral service either, and no lawyer pays to appear on it.

It is also not a court, a police agency or a motor vehicle agency. It can't see your case, look up your driving record, schedule a hearing or tell you how a judge will rule. The pages explain what each state's law says so you can take the next step with the court, the licensing agency or a lawyer.

Where to Get Help With Your Case

• A lawyer licensed in your state. DUI law is state law, and lawyers are licensed state by state. The guide to finding and choosing a DUI lawyer explains what to ask and how to check a lawyer's license with the state bar.
• Your state bar's lawyer referral service. Many state bar associations run one to match you with a lawyer who handles DUI cases in your area.
• A public defender. If you can't afford a lawyer, you can ask the court to appoint one. Whether you qualify depends on your income and the charge. Ask at your first court appearance or call the court clerk.
• Your state's licensing agency. License hearings, reinstatement and SR-22 filings go through the state's DMV or equivalent. Each state page links to it.

Who Researches This Site

Pages are researched and checked by the DUI Help Editorial Team. The team reads each state's statutes, licensing agency pages and court pages, records every fact with its citation, link and the date it was checked, and writes the pages from those records. How we research explains the method step by step.

The team doesn't include a lawyer acting as a reviewer, and no page is presented as reviewed by one. Lawyers are licensed in individual states, and DUI rules differ from state to state, so the site relies on the official text and its citation for each fact instead of a personal credential.

Who Publishes the Site

DUI Help is published by Rupe Enterprises LLC, a Washington company.

How the Site Is Paid for

The site is free to use. It is paid for by display ads from Google AdSense, each marked by Google's own ad icon. Ads never appear above a page's answer or inside a tool, and advertisers have no say in what a page says. If an SR-22 insurance offer is added later, it will be labelled Sponsored. The advertising disclosure has the details.

How Pages Are Checked and Corrected

State facts are re-checked at least once a year and after each legislative session. The editorial policy sets the standards every page meets. If you spot an error, send a correction through the contact form with the page and the statute or official page that shows the right detail.