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SOUTH CAROLINA DUI DEFENSE LAWYER The Joye Law Firm 5861 Rivers Avenue • Suite 101 Northgate Office Building North Charleston, S.C. 29406-6096 Toll Free: 1-888-DUI-ATTY (1-888-703-6446) Serving Berkley, Charleston, Georgetown, Collecton, Horry, Hampton, Beaufort, Jasper, Marlboro, marion, Williamsburg, Florence, Dorchester, Chesterfield, Darlington, and Dillon Counties.

If you are facing a drunk driving charge you want answers--FAST!

If your DUI case is pending in South Carolina, keep reading. If your case is pending in another state visit our map to locate a drunk driving defense attorney in your state. Also, please visit the FAQ's About the South Carolina ADSAP Program.

Get a FREE evaluation of your case by completing our CONFIDENTIAL online case evaluation. Upon receipt of your initial questionnaire, we will contact you personally within 24 hours (48 hours if over the weekend). Our attorneys and support staff stand ready to assist you in weathering the stressful days ahead as we investigate and challenge your pending charges. We understand the serious nature of your situation and want to help you deal with the stressful and complex issues of a drunk driving arrest.

WARNING! If arrested for DUI and a person refuses to blow in a Datamaster machine, the person’s license to drive in South Carolina will be suspended immediately for 90 days (180 days if the arrest is a second offense for DUI within 10 years) and if a person gives a sample of their breath and it registers .15 or higher, the person’s license to drive in South Carolina will be suspended immediately for 30 days (60 days if the arrest is a second offense for DUI within 10 years).

MUST REQUEST HEARING IN WRITING WITHIN 10 DAYS OFARREST TO STAY SUSPENSION!!

A person who refuses to blow (or refuses to give a blood sample) or who blows .15 or higher has the right to a hearing before a hearing officer on the issues of whether or not certain procedural safeguards were followed by the police officers if the hearing is requested within 10 days of the arrest. If the person requests a hearing within 10 days, the person has the right to drive pending the requested hearing on a temporary/alcohol restricted license. If the hearing is not requested, or the hearing officer upholds the administrative license suspension, the person may be entitled to a work or education restricted license.

Contact our office immediately to protect your license!
Toll Free: 1-888-DUI-ATTY (1-888-703-6446)

To learn more about protecting your license if your arrest was not in South Carolina, visit our national map of DUI/DWI attorneys to locate a drunk driving defense lawyer in your state.