Did You Sign The Ticket? (by DaytonDUI)
An often-overlooked piece of exculpatory evidence is your signature.
When the officer has read and explained your rights prior to conducting an evidential breath test, he or she will ask you to sign a form entitled the BMV Form 2255 Notice of Administrative License Suspension. Under Ohio Revised Code 4511.192 (A) “The officer SHALL give that advice in a written form that contains the information described in division (B) of [that] section and SHALL read the advice to the person. The form shall contain a statement that the form was SHOWN to the person under arrest and read to the person by the arresting officer…” You will be asked to sign this document in order to establish that you were warned about the consequences of refusing to take the test. How does it look? This is a contemporaneous expression of your level of impairment that was made at the exact moment the officer was accusing you of being drunk. How does it compare to the signature that you gave to the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles when you got your license? Jurors will get a chance to look at a side-by-side comparison of your fine motor skills. If you add this testimony to other evidence which demonstrates a lack of impairment, it can be quite powerful. Hire an attorney who can win your case.
DUI attorney Charles M. Rowland II dedicates his practice to defending the accused drunk driver in Fairborn, Dayton, Springfield, Kettering, Vandalia, Xenia, Miamisburg, Huber Heights, Beavercreek, Centerville, Springboro, Franklin and throughout Ohio. He has the credentials and the experience to win your case and has made himself the Miami Valley’s choice for DUI defense. Contact Charles Rowland by phone at 937-318-1DUI (937-318-1384), 937-879-9542, or toll-free at 1-888-ROWLAND (888-769-5263). For after-hours help contact our 24/7 DUI HOTLINE at 937-776-2671. For information about Dayton DUI sent directly to your mobile device, text DaytonDUI (one word) to 50500. Follow DaytonDUI on Twitter @DaytonDUI or Get Twitterupdates via SMS by texting DaytonDUI to 40404. DaytonDUI is also available on Facebook,www.facebook.com/daytondui and on the DaytonDUI channel on YouTube. You can also email Charles Rowland at: CharlesRowland@DaytonDUI.com or write to us at 2190 Gateway Dr., Fairborn, Ohio 45324.
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