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My Car Was Running, But I Was Sleeping in the Back Seat, Can I Get a DUI?

Imagine this scenario. You’ve had a few drinks and know better than to drive home, so you decide to sleep it off in your car. The engine’s humming, the air conditioning or heating provides comfort, but you are in the backseat, sleeping.

Then, you wake up to the harsh glare of a flashlight and the stern voice of an Arizona police officer asking you questions.

You may wonder: Can I get a DUI even though I wasn’t driving?

You might be surprised to know that in Arizona, you could get a DUI under such circumstances.

In fact, in 2019, there were over 26,000 DUI arrests in Arizona, a significant number of which involved situations where the person wasn’t actively driving at the time of the arrest.


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My Car Was Running, But I Was Sleeping in the Back Seat, Can I Get a DUI?

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