Some people drive for a living and must have a valid Commercial Driver License (CDL) in order to keep their job.  Being arrest for a DUI or DWI can have serious ramifications for your CDL, regardless of whether you were not even on the job driving a CDL vehicle at the time.  If this describes your situation, you have a very serious problem that could potentially affect your livelihood.   So read this information carefully and then contact a Baltimore DUI Lawyer as soon as possible to discuss your case.  Acting fast could be the difference between getting a favorable outcome or not.

The first step will be to request an MVA hearing to avoid losing your license for a potential 45 days.   If you lose your driver license, your CDL is automatically lost as well.  In fact, any sort of modification on the kind of driver license you are given is going to lose you your CDL as well.  So you need to act decisively and quickly.  You can request this hearing if your breath BAC test was .15 or less.

If you tested above a .15, or if you refused to submit to a breath test at all even greater problems could result and they are more difficult to overcome.  You could lose your CDL for up to a year.  Often, unless there is a really good chance that you can win in an MVA hearing, you will not even want to get an MVA hearing if your BAC tested at above .15 because it is likely you can get your CDL back faster this way.

Regarding the charge itself, different charges and convictions have very different consequences.  If you are successful at getting a PBJ, then depending on the offense, you might be able to keep your CDL, though other offenses might bring the loss of the CDL automatically.

This issue can be very complex, and it is difficult to explain all of the details in a short article.  It is in your best interests to consult with a good DUI attorney in Baltimore in order to understand the merits of you case and the potential outcomes for your case.