Editorial & Review Policy

    How DUIGuide.us researches, writes, cites, and reviews state-by-state DUI legal information.

    DUI law is a YMYL (Your Money or Your Life) topic. We hold our content to a higher standard than typical legal-information sites: every legal figure is traced to a primary source, every page is fact-checked by a named human editor, revisions are dated, and corrections are published. We are not attorneys and we do not publish legal advice.

    Who we are

    DUIGuide.us is an independent legal-information publisher. Our editorial team is made up of researchers and editors — not attorneys. No page on this site is reviewed or approved by a licensed attorney, and we never present our editors as lawyers. Nothing here is legal advice or a substitute for consulting a licensed attorney in your state.

    Sourcing

    Every legal claim — statutes, fines, jail terms, license actions — must cite a primary source: the state code, DMV publication, or court rule. Statistics cite NHTSA, FBI UCR, CDC, BJS, or the state DOT. Sources are listed at the bottom of each page.

    Research process

    Drafts are produced with AI assistance using Perplexity Sonar (which returns inline citations), then automatically filtered: low-quality domains (Reddit, Quora, social) are dropped, dead links are removed, and any major legal/numeric claim must be backed by an authoritative .gov, .edu, or trusted legal-publisher source.

    Human fact-checking

    Before publication, a human editor verifies each legal figure on the page — BAC limits, fine ranges, jail exposure, license-suspension windows, interlock and SR-22 rules — against the linked statute or agency page. Pages that cannot be verified against a primary source are not published. If we ever add licensed-attorney review, the reviewer's name, bar number, jurisdiction, and review date will be shown on the page itself.

    Updates

    State pages are reviewed at least annually, and immediately after a known statutory change. Last-reviewed dates are visible on every page.

    Corrections

    Spot an error? Email corrections@duiguide.us. We post a dated correction note when content is materially changed.

    AI disclosure

    We use AI tools to draft and structure content. AI is never the final authority — every legal claim is verified by a human editor against the primary source before publication, and any claim we cannot verify is removed.

    Independence

    Sponsored placements (insurance, IID, rehab, attorney referrals) are clearly labeled and never influence the legal information in our state guides.

    Safety notice and legal disclaimer

    Never drive after drinking or using impairing substances. If you have been arrested or charged with a DUI/DWI, note that administrative license deadlines in most states run within days of the arrest date. A licensed attorney in your state is the only person who can advise you on your specific case.

    This page is general legal information published by the DUIGuide.us editorial team, not legal advice, and it does not create an attorney-client relationship. Laws change frequently; verify statutes and court rules with official state sources or licensed counsel. See our editorial policy and full disclaimer.