Jackson, MI DUI and OWI Law Firms & Lawyers

If you pleaded guilty or were found guilty of DUI, then you can get a first-time misdemeanor DUI conviction expunged after 10 years have passed if you have had no other alcohol-related law enforcement contacts during that 10-year period. Yes, graduate schools will see your DUI conviction if they run a criminal background check on you. Once you get it expunged, they should not be able to see it.

Some types of traffic convictions (such as DUIs) remain on your driving record forever. Also, keep in mind that all states share traffic violation information with each other. Otherwise, people could do whatever they wanted (rack up a bunch of DUI convictions, for example), then move to another state to avoid the consequences.

If you are driving a car and a passenger has opened intoxicants you can be charged. If the car reeks of marijuana, it is likely that you will be asked to allow that it be searched, and it is doubtful that the owner sufficiently cleaned to the point that there are no remaining traces of the marijuana, and if they are found while you are driving it you could be charged with possession and being made to defend yourself. What you are describing, to me, is simply not worth the risk.