SO I reside in WY however I work(ed) in Northern CO very recently. I was prescribed xanax a little over a year ago after a family members suicide and did not take many. Recently have been very stressed with both work and family issues. To make a long story short a few nights ago on my way home from work I stupidly decided to take one of my xanax after getting into an argument with a coworker and was allready very stressed. Its about an hour drive home and I was pulled over for "erratic driving" and the officer asked if I would submit to a BAC test, I replied I would be more than happy to take a breathalyzer but would prefer not to be poked as I hate needles. He then returned to my car with two separate papers, one was a ticket for "DUI, Careless Driving, and possession of a controlled substance schedule 4" and the other was a paper stating that I refused to do a blood test. I signed, trying to be as compliant with the officer as possible. They did do a breathalyzer which of course showed no alcohol in my system (which neither of the papers he gave me even mentioned) I was then arrested, vehicle impounded and spent the night in jail. I lost my Rx bottle during a move and can not think of another way to prove I was legitimately prescribed it.
Anyways, today after thoroughly reading both papers he gave me, the "refusal to test" paper states I will have my drivers license revoked for one year with a possibility of getting a restricted license or after two months of revocation I can apply to possibly get an ignition interlock device installed in my car.
I am fine (though not happy) with probation and court costs and such however I am very worried about my nursing license. Is this something I need to send to my state BON now or after my court date? Will I lose my license/get a tag on it? I am an LPN who has been a nurse over two years with zero issues and was planning on transferring my license to Wyoming very soon, will this affect that? What kind of discipline should I expect from nursing boards? Nursing is my life, I have all pre-reqs completed for a LPN-RN program I was planning on starting this fall, will this even be possible now? I am extremely worried and any help regarding both the criminal aspect of this and the nursing aspect of this, any help would be very much appreciated, I want to be a nurse my entire life, it is my passion. This was my first offense and I have no other criminal history. Please help if you have any knowledge regarding my isssues,. Thank you all so much.
EDIT: Also meant to add, a friend advised me that if I start AA/NA meetings ASAP (court date is just over one month from now) as he said generally judges are more lenient to people who do this on there own. Like I said any other help/advice greatly appreciated.
C23- regarding what a PP said about checking on your school plans: it's not just a matter of being admitted to the program.
If your license is put on probation there could be an issue with the facilities you would be doing clinical with not allowing you to go there.
You may want to hold off signing up for school until you find out what the BON is going to do (if anything) and then, if they encumber your license, talk to your school to find out if the facilities they use will allow you to do clinicals.
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C23- regarding what a PP said about checking on your school plans: it's not just a matter of being admitted to the program.
If your license is put on probation there could be an issue with the facilities you would be doing clinical with not allowing you to go there.
You may want to hold off signing up for school until you find out what the BON is going to do (if anything) and then, if they encumber your license, talk to your school to find out if the facilities they use will allow you to do clinicals.