Arrest for DWI?
Can you be arrested for DWI while in a RV?
I live in NJ and received a DWI this past winter. I knew I could not drive so my vehicle was parked, the engine was running (it was 10 degrees outside), and I was waiting for a ride home but the officer still arrested me for DWI (he did his job, it was my fault, and it will never happen again).
I have been thinking about driving across the USA next year in an RV (after I get my license back). My question is: Can you be arrested for a DWI if you are legally intoxicated while in a parked RV? What if you are at a campsite/RV site? I don't plan to test this - I am just interested in any info. Thanks for your help.
It will depend on the state and how thier DUI ( DWI) laws are written.
In many ( ok some) states if you are
1. in the vechile
2. the vechile is running or the keys are in the ignition
3. and are in "control" of the vechile. Now this is the ??? if someone else was in drivers seat then no, but if you were able to easily get behind the wheel.
4. next in some states you also have to be on the road ( or road way ( side of the road counts) For example in some states you could not get charged with DUI in a Walmart parking lot, since traffic laws are not valid on private property unless special agreement has been made with the city.
5. so if you were parked at a RV park on private property, most likely no, next is the RV set up, stairs down, canopy out, plugged up to the elecric, it can all matter.
I have been thinking about driving across the USA next year in an RV (after I get my license back). My question is: Can you be arrested for a DWI if you are legally intoxicated while in a parked RV? What if you are at a campsite/RV site? I don't plan to test this - I am just interested in any info. Thanks for your help.
It will depend on the state and how thier DUI ( DWI) laws are written.
In many ( ok some) states if you are
1. in the vechile
2. the vechile is running or the keys are in the ignition
3. and are in "control" of the vechile. Now this is the ??? if someone else was in drivers seat then no, but if you were able to easily get behind the wheel.
4. next in some states you also have to be on the road ( or road way ( side of the road counts) For example in some states you could not get charged with DUI in a Walmart parking lot, since traffic laws are not valid on private property unless special agreement has been made with the city.
5. so if you were parked at a RV park on private property, most likely no, next is the RV set up, stairs down, canopy out, plugged up to the elecric, it can all matter.