OUI/OVI

Before a police officer can arrest you on a drinking and driving (OVI) charge, they must have probable cause that you committed the crime. Police and sheriff's deputies are trained to gather evidence during a traffic stop to reasonably justify an arrest. You can...

The police need something called “probable cause,” or actual evidence, that a crime was committed to make an arrest, but they only need “reasonable suspicion” to stop a car to see if a driver is operating the vehicle while impaired (OVI). Reasonable suspicion is a...