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If you’ve been arrested for DUI in Georgia, you’re likely feeling overwhelmed and uncertain about your immediate future. Larry Kohn, an Atlanta DUI lawyer with many positive client reviews, understands the overbearing worry and fear of facing first-time DUI charges. Larry’s clients want to know, “What is the penalty for first offense DUI in Georgia?”

Atlanta DUI attorney Larry Kohn has over 25 years of courtroom experience representing first DUI cases in Cobb, Fulton, DeKalb, Forsyth, and Cherokee counties. He is very highly rated by clients and his fellow lawyers.
This guide will explain all possible penalties if convicted. The most common penalty for a first-time conviction of DWI or DUI is court fines. But an arrest is not a conviction. We can fight this together.

Understanding First-Time DUI Penalties in Georgia

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Are you facing bigamy charges in Georgia? As a criminal defense attorney with over 500 AVVO 5-star reviews, Larry Kohn has extensive experience defending clients against complex legal accusations, including bigamy. This comprehensive guide will help you understand the intricacies of bigamy laws in Georgia and the potential consequences of such charges.

What Is Bigamy in Georgia?

Under Georgia law, bigamy is defined as the act of marrying another person or carrying on a bigamous cohabitation while knowingly being married to a living spouse. This offense is taken seriously in the state and can result in severe legal consequences.

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Feticide in GA is when someone intentionally causes the death of an unborn child by harming the mother. This would be considered murder if it resulted in the mother’s death. Feticide can also occur by causing the death of the fetus while committing a felony. This feticide definition is outlined in Georgia Code § 16-5-80.


The law applies to “unborn children” at any stage of development in the womb. New laws, such as the six-week abortion ban in 2022, aim to protect the rights of unborn babies. These laws may also bring more focus on actions that could harm a fetus.

Georgia’s feticide law has changed recently, along with laws in other states. This happened after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. The state Supreme Court has upheld Georgia’s six-week abortion ban.

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Failure to come to a complete stop at a stop sign in Georgia can result in serious legal consequences, including fines, points on your license, and increased insurance rates. Understanding the law and how to handle a stop sign violation can prevent you from getting tickets. It can also help you contest tickets successfully.

This guide explains the rules for stopping at stop signs in Georgia. It also provides tips for avoiding tickets – and ways to show you followed the law if you get a ticket. Traffic ticket lawyer Larry Kohn is ready to meet with you at a free consultation in his Sandy Springs office, or he can meet you at another of our law firm offices around Atlanta,

Does failure to stop at a stop sign go on your insurance? Yes, failing to stop at a stop sign in Georgia can have significant impacts on a driver’s record and insurance rates. A conviction for this violation adds three points to the driver’s license. This point addition is particularly concerning because getting 15 points within a 24-month period can mean license suspension.

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Not following traffic signs is a common problem in Georgia. It can lead to fines, points on your license, and higher insurance rates. This offense covers disobeying traffic lights, stop signs, and other official road signs or signals.

If you receive a traffic ticket, hiring a lawyer such as ex-cop Cory Yager or top-rated Larry Kohn will work to reduce the penalties. This is especially true if you have a clean driving record in Georgia.

In Georgia, not following traffic signals, signs, or markings on roads is against the law. A police officer typically classifies this offense as a misdemeanor traffic violation when they observe and cite it. If caught by a red light camera, it may be a civil offense instead of a criminal one. Common examples include running red lights, not stopping at stop signs, ignoring turn restriction signs, and not yielding at flashing signals.

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Failure to maintain lane GA means not keeping your vehicle entirely within a single lane or changing lanes without first ensuring it’s safe to do so. This traffic offense is defined under OCGA 40-6-48 (OCGA Failure to Maintain Lane).

A common reason GA police pull you over for this traffic violation is when you briefly touch or cross lane lines. It’s often used as a reason to initiate traffic stops and begin a possible DUI investigation. A police officer must have a legal reason beyond general suspicion for detaining you and your vehicle.nvestigations. The officer might ask the driver to blow into a small device to check their blood alcohol level. If the officer suspects driver impairment, he or she will ask the driver to step ou

Law enforcement officers often associate this misdemeanor charge with DUI Per Se and DUI Less Safe it of the car and perform field sobriety tests.

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Georgia DUI less safe lawyer Cory Yager has defended hundreds of clients against driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs charges in Atlanta. Cory is an ex-cop who is an expert in field sobriety tests and their unscientific results.
DUI less safe in Georgia means being charged with driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs to the extent that it is less safe for the person to drive, even if their blood alcohol concentration (BAC) is below 0.08%.

For drivers under 21 years of age the BAC limit is 0.02 grams percent, and for commercial driver’s license CDL holders, the legal limit is 0.04%. If you don’t take the roadside breathalyzer test, the officer can still arrest you for impaired driving. This can be based on slurred speech, admitting to drinking, or failing field sobriety tests.

In Georgia, there is another type of DUI offense called DUI per se. This occurs when the officer collects a breath sample at the roadside and again at the police station. O.C.G.A. § 40-6-391(a)(1) defines less safe DUI in the state of Georgia.

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What is driving in the gore? Is cutting through the gore illegal?

The “gore” is the area of convergence between two lanes of traffic, typically found between a highway lane and an entrance or exit ramp. It is usually marked by white lines and is intended to help organize traffic safely.

If a police officer or Georgia State Patrol (GSP) cruiser sees you traveling through the gore you will receive a ticket. Don’t delay in calling us the same day you get ticketed.

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O.C.G.A. §16-4-8 is the Georgia statute that defines the criminal offense of conspiracy to commit a crime. The conspiracy itself is a separate crime from the underlying offense. Here are the key points about this law:

Definition: A person commits conspiracy in Georgia when they, together with one or more other persons, conspire to commit any crime and any one of them does an overt act to effect the object of the conspiracy.

These 2 conditions must be met to be considered conspiracy:

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According to Georgia Code § 16-7-22, a person commits criminal damage to property in the first degree when they:

  • Knowingly and without authority interfere with any property in a manner that endangers human life, or
  • Knowingly and without authority, by force, violence, or electronic means, interfere with the operation of any critical infrastructure or vital public service, for example the water supply gas power grid.
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