What You Ought to Know About Low-Range Drink Driving in Parramatta?

According to section 110(3) Road Transport Act 2013 (NSW), it is a crime to drive a motor vehicle on the road with a BAC reading of at least 0.05g and less than 0.08g in every 210 litres of breath or 100 millilitres of blood. A police officer can issue an on-the-spot fine of $561 and an immediate 3-months driver licence suspension period to people who are caught driving with a low-range concentration of alcohol level on an NSW Road if it is their first offence, as of 20 May 2019.

Getting legal advice from criminal lawyers in Parramatta and pleading guilty for a low-range drink driving offence would allow the offender to explain his/her reason for drunk driving. If the reason provided by the offender is convincing, the magistrate may extend leniency and do not impose a licence disqualification period, fine and conviction.

What to Do If You Receive On-The-Spot Fine?

-If you receive an on-the-spot fine for low-range drink driving offence, pay the fine, and you will not receive a criminal record. You will face a license suspension, and the matter can be handled without attending the court.

-If you choose not to pay the fine, you’ve to attend the court for further proceedings. Your low-range drink driving offence will be dismissed if you enter a not guilty verdict. If you enter a guilty plea, the magistrate will impose a fine during your sentence with or without a criminal record.

Driver License Suspension

When you are charged with low-range drink driving offence, and your driver licence is suspended, your driver licence will remain suspended until the magistrate determines your case or the three-month suspension period expires. With the help of drink driving lawyers in Parramatta, you can apply for a police suspension of your license appeal and convince the magistrate that there are ‘exceptional circumstances’ that helps in the removal of police suspension of your license.

Second Low-Range Drink Driving Offence

The police will issue a ‘Court Attendance Notice’ if you are faced with a low-range drink driving offence for the second time or more. Once you receive this notice, you are required to attend the court to answer the charge, and you may enter a plea of guilty or not guilty on your first court date. Moreover, you will be subjected to the interlock program, which requires the convicted offender to install and use an interlock device in his/her motor vehicle.

If you are charged with low-range drink driving offence? Get help from the traffic lawyers in Parramatta now!

The author of this article is one of the leading criminal lawyers in Parramatta with specialisation in drink driving and traffic law. In this article, he explains about low-range drink driving and the charges associated with it. Visit https://www.nationalcriminallawyers.com.au now.

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