After a DUI arrest in Rhode Island, you are taken to the station for booking and offered a chemical test. You should get a copy of a breath test result within 72 hours, and you have the right to an independent test at your own expense. Most people are released and given a date for arraignment in District Court (Providence District Court for most Providence arrests). If you refused the test, you also get a separate date at the Traffic Tribunal, where your license can be suspended at the first appearance. From arraignment, the case moves through pretrial conferences toward a plea, a reduction, or a trial. Call a Providence DUI lawyer before the arraignment if you can.
