Massachusetts
DWI / DUI Lawyer in Massachusetts
A DWI or DUI charge threatens your license, your record, and sometimes your freedom. These cases need real defense work — evidence review, procedural challenges, and negotiation. Start with a consultation so an attorney can evaluate your specific case.
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Charges like this one start with a short call. A licensed Massachusetts attorney reviews your case and explains your options before you pay anything.
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- STEP 03
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Why it matters in Massachusetts
What a dwi / dui costs in Massachusetts
- Typical fine
- $500–$5,000 fine first offense (plus fees, probation, and program costs)
- License points
- No license points — OUI carries its own RMV suspension scheme and a major SDIP surcharge
- Insurance impact
- An OUI conviction brings the SDIP's heaviest surcharge for up to six years and often assigned-risk placement.
- License risk
- 1-year license loss on a first conviction — commonly reduced to 45–90 days via the 24D first-offender disposition — plus an immediate 30-day suspension for a failed breath test and 180 days for a refusal under Melanie's Law.
Frequently asked questions
Massachusetts calls it OUI — what am I actually facing?
Operating under the influence, MGL c.90 § 24: a criminal charge carrying up to 2.5 years in the house of correction, a $500–$5,000 fine, and a one-year license loss on a first conviction. Most first offenders who resolve the case do so through the 24D program, which shortens the suspension to 45–90 days with an alcohol-education course.
I refused the breathalyzer — what did that do to my license?
Under Melanie's Law, a first refusal triggers an immediate 180-day RMV suspension, separate from anything the criminal court does — a failed test triggers 30 days. The suspension appeal window is extremely short, which is why an attorney should look at your case within days of the arrest.
Why does OUI defense start with a consultation rather than a price?
Because everything depends on the evidence: the stop, the field sobriety tests, the breath test's administration, and how your court handles 24D dispositions versus trials. A licensed Massachusetts attorney needs to review those specifics before advising you — that case review, not a quote, is the honest first step.
Is beating an OUI at trial realistic in Massachusetts?
Massachusetts has one of the higher OUI trial rates in the country, and acquittals are far from rare — breath test reliability and field-sobriety subjectivity are litigated constantly. Whether trial or a 24D disposition is your better path is exactly what the consultation weighs.
Will an OUI arrest alone raise my insurance?
The SDIP surcharge attaches to a conviction or responsible finding, not the arrest — one more reason the disposition matters enormously. A dismissal or acquittal keeps the surcharge off entirely.
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