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Can You Be Held Legally Responsible for Your Spouse’s OUI?<\/h2>\n

In Maine, you cannot be charged with your spouse’s OUI (operating under the influence) simply because you are married. Criminal liability for OUI is individual. The penalties – fines, license suspension, and possible jail time – attach only to the person who operated the vehicle while impaired.<\/p>\n

Maine uses the term OUI rather than DUI. The offense is defined under operating under the influence<\/a>. It applies to the person behind the wheel. Marriage does not create shared criminal responsibility.<\/p>\n

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Can You Be Held Legally Responsible for Your Spouse’s OUI? In Maine, you cannot be charged with your spouse’s OUI (operating under the influence) simply because you are married. Criminal liability for OUI is individual. The penalties – fines, license suspension, and possible jail time – attach only to the person who operated the vehicle […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":24712,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25525","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dui","category-oui-law"],"yoast_head":"\nAm I Liable If My Spouse Gets a DUI?<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Wondering if you're liable for your spouse's DUI in Maine? 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