DON'T:

• Don't offer information to the police, no matter what tactics they use.
• Don't consent to a search of your person or your vehicle. They may perform a search anyway, but it is your right to refuse.
• Don't get into an argument with the police, no matter how hard they may try to bait you into losing your temper.
• Don't initiate physical contact with the police, even if you mean them no harm.
• Don't give them any reason to find you threatening. Do not give them the impression that you are hard to deal with or irritating.
• Don't place your hands where the police cannot see them.
• Don't run away from a police officer if you see one (or more) approaching you. Running away may give the police reason to suspect that you are hiding something from them, even if you are totally innocent.
• Don't interfere with or obstruct the police. If you do, you can face additional criminal charges.
• Don't resist arrest. Even if you think you are innocent, the time to protest comes later. If you resist arrest, you may face additional charges.
• Don't allow the police to listen in on any telephone call that you make to your Seattle DUI lawyer once you have been arrested. While the police may listen in on conversations to other individuals, they cannot listen to a conversation with your lawyer as it is protected by the attorney-client privilege.
• Don't speak to the police about anything before your Seattle DUI attorney arrives and talks to you first.
• Don't provide the police with any information other than your name and address if you are arrested, unless your Seattle DUI attorney is present and approves.
• Don't sign anything, no matter what it is, without a Seattle DUI attorney being present.
• Don't say anything if your Seattle DUI lawyer instructs that you remain silent. Let your DUI attorney do the talking for you, no matter how hard it may be to resist the urge to speak.
• Don't lie to your DUI attorney, or to the police if you choose to talk to them.

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