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Massachusetts defines OUI (Operating Under the Influence) as operating any type of vehicle in a public place while under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
Many states call the charge for drunk driving or driving while on drugs a DUI, which is Driving Under the Influence, or DWI, which is Driving While Impaired. In Massachusetts, a drunk or drug-related driving charge is called OUI, which stands for Operating Under the Influence. An OUI can involve a car or any other type of vehicle. It can take place on a road or highway, but can also take place on side streets or any other place where the public has a right of access (including parking lots).
A key element of the definition of OUI is “operating”. This term is not relegated to simply driving a car, which is the usual way that people tend to think about DWIs and DUIs. For example, if you are sitting in your car at the roadside and you have the key in the ignition to keep the radio and the AC on, it still technically qualifies as operation of the vehicle in Massachusetts. If you intentionally manipulate anything mechanical or electrical that could set the vehicle in motion, you are considered to be “operating” the vehicle. Therefore, if you were in the above scenario and you were under the influence of drugs or alcohol, you would technically be liable for an OUI.
It should also be noted that being “under the influence” doesn’t necessarily mean that you are falling down drunk. As a baseline, all it means is that your alertness and your reflexes are impaired to some extent, to the point where you cannot drive safely. Further, an OUI charge doesn’t even necessarily require a person to be driving unsafely in a visible way. For example, let’s say you were driving in a way that raised no red flags, but got pulled over for something unrelated, like a broken taillight. If you were asked to take a Breathalyzer test and blew above an 0.08, you would still be liable for an OUI charge.

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