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When Your New Year's Eve Gets Out Of Control: Tips For You

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When you make your big plans to go out on the town for New Year's Eve and have a good time, the last thing you expect to have happen is to end up in any kind of legal or criminal trouble. However, if you get behind the wheel of a car after you have been out having fun and have had a few drinks and you get pulled over or some other situation occurs in which you find yourself trying to explain yourself to a police officer, you many need something more on New Year's Day than some sleep and headache medication. So, just in case you or someone you care about gets into legal trouble this New Year's Eve, get to know some of the steps you should take to handle the situation.

Be As Cooperative As Possible With Law Enforcement and Court Officials

If you are aware enough at the time you have a run-in with the police, one of the worst things you can do when you are already in trouble is to be combative or uncooperative with law officers. Even if you feel that you have done nothing wrong and that they should just let you go, cooperate.

Answer their questions, comply to their requests. The less resistance you give and the better you are able to calmly and rationally explain yourself and your situation, the more likely it is that you will be able to get the charges dropped or reduced, or will be able to win your court case if it goes that far. 

Contact a DUI Attorney or Other Needed Lawyers

Many people think that DUI charges or other crimes that they may be charged with on New Year's Eve like disturbing the peace or even assault are not major enough to require legal representation. However, this is not necessarily the case.

DUI charges, especially if it is not your first offense, can carry serious consequences and convictions can even keep you from being able to get or keep a job. Assault can be even more serious and with even a first offense could carry jail time.

Do not take these charges lightly. Contact and hire a DUI attorney like Law Offices of Daniel Aaronson or other needed lawyer as soon as possible to ensure that you are either able to settle outside of court or get the best possible representation if you have to go to court.

Now that you know a few of the steps to take if you get into trouble on New Year's Eve, you can be sure that whether you make a mistake or not, you are able to handle your situation accordingly.


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