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Is a DUI a crime or traffic violation?

Updated: 8/18/2019
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Both. Even the most minor traffic violation is a crime.

Speeding is a crime. The sign says speed "LIMIT" not speed suggestion.

This is a law. Any law broken is an illegal act hence a crime.

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