The law office of Skip Potter has one of the more impressive performance records as a DUI lawyer in the Northwest Ohio area, including Bowling Green, Findlay, Napoleon, Perrysburg, North Baltimore, Fremont and Fostoria. If you are facing DUI charges, we can assist with reducing and even removing all charges associated with the misdemeanor or felony offense of a DUI/OVI.
As an OVI/ DUI defense lawyer, Skip Potter is skilled in negotiating alternatives to jail and reducing charges. Our areas of expertise include the following in support of our attempts to either vacate the charge or reduce the sentence:
Driving Under the Influence, more commonly referred to as a DUI, has changed to a new acronym in the state of Ohio. The state’s new acronym is OVI, Operating a Vehicle Impaired. This updated version more accurately reflects Ohio’s DUI OVI laws. First, you do not need to be “driving” in order to be charged with DUI or OVI. Second, a “vehicle” in Ohio includes traditional motorized vehicles as well as bicycles, golf carts, and lawn mowers. Finally, “impaired” now includes drugs of abuse, including prescription drugs. The entire Ohio DUI/Ohio OVI statute can be found at Ohio Revised Code section 4511.19.
The law will increase penalties for OVI offenses by including an expanded look back period for prior OVI convictions, create longer mandatory minimum license suspensions, change requirements related to ignition interlock devices for first-time OVI offenders, and impose stiff penalties for interlock violations while also decreasing penalties for people who abide by ignition interlock rules.