What's the difference between DUI and OWUI?
#1
04-19-2009, 10:19 AM
What's the difference between DUI and OWUI?
someone I know, a driver, got pulled over for a non working headlight in his personal vehicle and was arrested for OWUI. What's the difference between that and a DUI and what are the chances of beating something like that?
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#2
04-19-2009, 10:47 AM
Looks like it's a Michigan thing............lot of states use a D(driving) while Michigan uses an O(operating.) They are the same thing just a difference in terms being used. As far as beating it, get a lawyer and then hope for the best in court.
#3
04-19-2009, 11:45 AM
"Operating While Under the Influence",,, Isn't that what they can charge surgeons with if they go to work drunk?
:rofl::rofl::rofl: I crack myself up!!:lol:
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04-19-2009, 12:41 PM
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OMVI/DUI/DWI/OWUI/OWI.............. they're all the same. Just different wording from various states/jurisdictions. That's why most trucking company applications will ask if you have ever failed an alcohol test.......instead of asking you if you have ever had am OMVI/DUI/DWI/OWUI/OWI..... That way the ambiguity of these acronyms is not a factor in your honest answer. Ex. "I got a OWUI, not a DUI." Make sense? 
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#5
04-19-2009, 12:54 PM
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Golfhobo is a shining example of a "TUI" (you can figure that one out:thumbsup 
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#6
04-19-2009, 02:13 PM
totally useless information?
sorry GH j/k I got it anyhow typing und...........
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#7
04-19-2009, 02:38 PM
At one time my home state had DUI and DWI. I don't recall the difference. I read not long ago that they have gotten rid of the DWI designation. I don't see a difference between the two. Driving under the influence seems the same to me as driving while intoxicated.
#8
04-19-2009, 02:53 PM
Hobo's enemies list: 1) Matcat 2) Mike3fan :lol2::lol2::lol2::lol2: Actually, I think it stands for TEXTING under the influence! Personally, I"ve gone beyond that.... and am now accused of SEXTING under the influence! :lol2::lol2: Who KNEW it was illegal to be NAKED in your sleeper???  :lol2::thumbsdown:
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04-19-2009, 03:04 PM
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#10
04-19-2009, 03:33 PM
The difference between a DUI (Driving will Under the Influence) and DWI (Driving While Intoxicated) is that DUI is a less blood alcohol content than DWI with both being over the tolerable limit. In other words, DWI is a more severe offense. I believe Mike's example DUI and OWUI are indeed the same offense. |
