So, did you know that you could be charged with DUI even if your car never moved an inch? So, here's the law in Tennessee. You can get a DUI if you are driving or in physical control of a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs. So, what does physical control mean? If you're in the driver's seat of a car and you have the keys on you and all you have to do is sit up, turn the key, start the car, and put it in drive and drive, you're in physical control of that motor vehicle and that's enough to get a DUI in Tennessee even if you've never moved the car. If you're going to sleep drunk in your car, do it in the back seat because if you're in the back seat, it shows that you're not intending to drive and you're not in physical control of this motor vehicle.