Lake Norman Boating While Impaired Attorneys
Huntersville Boating While Impaired Lawyers - Let us fight to get the results you need in a boating while impaired matter.
Huntersville Boating While Impaired Lawyers - Let us fight to get the results you need in a boating while impaired matter.
Boating is a favorite summer pastime in the Lake Norman area. Be careful, however, because similar laws concerning alcohol apply to boating as they do with the operation of a motor vehicle.
In North Carolina, NCGS 75A-10(b1) prohibits the operation of any vessel while underway on the waters of this State: (1) while under the influence of an impairing substance; or (2) after having consumed sufficient alcohol that the person has, at any relevant time after the boating, an alcohol concentration of 0.08 or more.
Additionally, NCGS 75A-10(b) prohibits a person from "manipulat(ing) any water skis, surfboard, nonmotorized vessel, or similar device on the water of this State while under the influence of an impairing substance." The violation of either Boating While Impaired or "Skiing While Impaired" is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Boating While Impaired (BWI) differs from Driving While Impaired in that it is NOT an implied consent offense. Thus, if you are charged with Boating While Impaired, you do NOT have to consent to a chemical analysis, and a refusal to submit to a chemical analysis does not give rise to a civil driver's license revocation. While law enforcement officers may request that you submit to a chemical analysis of your breath, the consent must be VOLUNTARILY given, with no coercion. A refusal, however, may lead the officer to seek a search warrant for withdrawal of your blood.
At Adkins Law, we understand Boating While Impaired charges and are able to defend you if you need the assistance of a Huntersville boating while impaired attorney. If you have any questions regarding boating under the influence, or would like representation concerning a boating while impaired charge, feel free to contact Adkins Law. Adkins Law will schedule you a consultation with an experienced Huntersville boating while impaired attorney.