1.0Barna, Guzy & Steffen, LTD.https://www.bgs.com/blogAdriel B. Villarrealhttps://www.bgs.com/blog/author/adriel-b-villarreal/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="mIxOnDhLDo"><a href="https://www.bgs.com/blog/2013/12/27/drinking-and-driving-in-minnesota/">What Should I Do if I’m Pulled Over and I’ve Been Drinking in Minnesota?</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.bgs.com/blog/2013/12/27/drinking-and-driving-in-minnesota/embed/#?secret=mIxOnDhLDo" width="600" height="338" title="“What Should I Do if I’m Pulled Over and I’ve Been Drinking in Minnesota?” — Barna, Guzy & Steffen, LTD." data-secret="mIxOnDhLDo" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,d){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage);else if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(!t);else if(!(t.secret||t.message||t.value));else if(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret));else{for(var r,s,a,i=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),l=0;l<n.length;l++)n[l].style.display="none";for(l=0;l<i.length;l++)if(r=i[l],e.source!==r.contentWindow);else{if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(s=parseInt(t.value,10)))s=1e3;else if(~~s<200)s=200;r.height=s}if("link"===t.message)if(s=d.createElement("a"),a=d.createElement("a"),s.href=r.getAttribute("src"),a.href=t.value,!o.test(a.protocol));else if(a.host===s.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(o);else{o=!0;for(var e,t,r,s=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=d.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),n=0;n<i.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=i[n]).getAttribute("data-secret")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+="#?secret="+r,t.setAttribute("data-secret",r);if(s||a)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:r},"*")}}}}(window,document); </script> You’ve had a drink at a party or at the bar, though you don’t think you’re drunk. Still, you get pulled over. What you do or don’t do during the next few seconds will have a huge impact on whether you’re charged with DUI or DWI, and on what the eventual outcome of your case may be. Your goal when you get pulled over should be to provide the police with as little ammunition as possible. Start by having your license and registration ready for the officer when he steps up to your window. If you fumble for them you can give him reasonable cause to suspect that you may be impaired. You want to offer the impression that you are completely under control. If you are concerned that the officer might smell alcohol on you, then be careful how far you lower the window. You are only legally required to lower the window just enough to pass your information through. The officer may ask if you know why he pulled you over. Just say “No, sir.” Be respectful, don’t lie, and don’t offer any additional information. For all you know, your tail light is out or you were speeding. If the officer asks whether you’ve been drinking you aren’t obligated to answer,...