Portland Maine OUI Courts

OUI Courts
While there are no specially designated courts for OUIs, all OUIs (unless charged as a felony) will be relegated to the District Court for at least the arraignment period. Upon entering a plea of not guilty, you will have twenty-one (21) days to file a jury trial request and/or pre-trial motions. If you fail to file a jury trial request, you will have waived your right to a jury trial and instead, your case will be decided by a single judge at a bench trial. In addition, if you fail to file any pre-trial motions to suppress, you may be waiving an important opportunity to attack the State’s evidence and in some cases, get the breath test and other evidence excluded due to a violation of your State & Federal Constitutional rights. Always consult with an OUI attorney with questions concerning violations of your constitutional rights or whether you should file a jury trial request.