{"id":24782,"date":"2023-06-12T14:33:10","date_gmt":"2023-06-12T18:33:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.webblawmaine.com\/blog\/?p=24782"},"modified":"2024-03-05T19:49:22","modified_gmt":"2024-03-06T00:49:22","slug":"oui-roadblocks-in-maine-know-your-rights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.webblawmaine.com\/blog\/oui-roadblocks-in-maine-know-your-rights\/","title":{"rendered":"Are OUI Roadblocks In Maine Legal?"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Maine OUI Lawyer John Scott Webb Serving Saco and Portland ME<\/p>\n

\"Maine
\nOUI roadblocks near me are sobriety checkpoints<\/a> where police officers stop every vehicle\u2014or a certain number of vehicles at random\u2014to search for intoxicated drivers. These DUI roadblocks appear more frequently around holidays, when driving under the influence is more common.<\/p>\n

This legal article explores a driver’s right to not pass through these license checks near me. So long as no traffic crime is committed, a citizen can opt to not wait for the line of drivers to be checked, and depart in the opposite direction.<\/p>\n

Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Maine OUI Lawyer John Scott Webb Serving Saco and Portland ME OUI roadblocks near me are sobriety checkpoints where police officers stop every vehicle\u2014or a certain number of vehicles at random\u2014to search for intoxicated drivers. These DUI roadblocks appear more frequently around holidays, when driving under the influence is more common. 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