{"id":24569,"date":"2012-01-07T19:13:59","date_gmt":"2012-01-07T19:13:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/the-tester.blawgcloud.com\/dui-oui-dwi-do\/"},"modified":"2026-10-21T09:33:53","modified_gmt":"2026-10-21T13:33:53","slug":"dui-oui-dwi-do","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.webblawmaine.com\/blog\/dui-oui-dwi-do\/","title":{"rendered":"OUI, DUI, or DWI in Maine: Now What? How to Find a Drunk Driving Lawyer Near Me"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Charged With OUI in Maine? Act Now to Protect Your License<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.webblawmaine.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/All-4-Lawyers-Option-2-678x1024.jpg\" alt=\"All four Webb Law Firm attorneys posing outdoors against greenery.\" align=\"left\" width=\"250\" style=\"float:left;margin:0 20px 10px 0;height:auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>If you have just been arrested, you may have searched for a drunk driving lawyer near me. In Maine, that charge has a different name. <a href=\"https:\/\/legislature.maine.gov\/statutes\/29-A\/title29-Asec2411.html\">Operating under the influence<\/a> &#8211; OUI &#8211; is the term Maine law uses. Maine&#39;s criminal code calls the offense Criminal OUI. Most other states use DUI or DWI. The name differs by state, and in Maine the charge reads OUI.<\/p>\n<p>Your first step is to find a lawyer right away. Your driver&#39;s license faces automatic suspension before your court date. You have just 10 days to challenge that suspension. Evidence like cruiser video can disappear in weeks if no one asks the police to save it. Our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.webblawmaine.com\/faqs.html\">Maine criminal charge FAQs<\/a> cover the questions people ask most in that first week.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.webblawmaine.com\/blog\/dui-oui-dwi-do\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading OUI, DUI, or DWI in Maine: Now What? 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