Metabolite DUI Lawyer in Phoenix, AZ
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If you have consumed a drug or medication it will likely stay in your system well beyond the time its effects have past. After a drug is consumed, and metabolized, what remains is called a metabolite. Some metabolites can cause impairment – others cannot. Similarly, some metabolites can be the basis for a DUI charge – others cannot.
Metabolism is a process of chemical reactions in the body that changes substances in the body so that they can be eliminated more easily. A metabolite results from this process.
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What Is a Metabolite DUI?
Arizona’s DUI statute is A.R.S. 28-1381. Within that law is the prohibition of driving with the metabolite of a prohibited drug in your system. This is true regardless of the drug’s effect on your body. However, there are some limitations. In particular, the inactive metabolite of marijuana (carboxy-THC).
For example…
The metabolite of THC is Hydroxy-THC. Like THC, Hydroxy-THC it is also capable of causing impairment. It is a violation of law to have it your system without a valid medical card.
Carboxy-THC is the metabolite of Hydroxy. This drug is two steps removed from the THC and not capable of causing impairment. Accordingly, it is not illegal to have it in your blood.
What Is a DUI Controlled Substance Metabolite?
The drugs and medication prohibited (many of which are controlled substances) are defined in A.R.S. 13-3401.

State v. Boyd, 201 Ariz. 27, 31 P.3d 140 (App. 2001)
In cases where a driver ingests a legal substance which through a bodily process unknown to a person of average intelligence and common experience, that substance is transformed into a prohibited substance, the driver is not liable under A.R.S. § 13-1381(A)(3).
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Arizona DUI law is extremely complicated and has severe consequences. DUI law is commonly referred to as a minefield. An attorney must be competent in the Arizona Rules of “Criminal” Procedure, the Arizona Rules of Evidence, the United States and Arizona Constitutions, and the Arizona Department of Motor Vehicles Rules and Regulations.
An attorney cannot do anything for you unless he or she has extensive experience in these areas. Police officers are only human and do commit legal errors. However, only an experienced DUI attorney will be able to find these errors and use them to help his or her client.
You should choose an experienced DUI attorney for the same reason you should choose a qualified doctor. If you break your wrist, you go to a doctor that specializes in wrist injuries. When you are charged with a DUI, you should hire a qualified DUI attorney.
An experienced Arizona Metabolite DUI attorney can analyze your case for legal errors and defenses. He or she can have blood samples independently analyzed, look for suppression issues, review calibration / COBRA records of breath machines, find the right expert witnesses for your trial, and assist you with your driver’s license issues.
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