Archive for July, 2009
Texas DWI Law Circumvents Constitution
On September 1, a new law will take effect in Texas that allows the police to order that blood be drawn from DWI suspects without a court warrant. Officers will only have this right if the suspect is a repeat offender, a minor under 15 is present in the car or someone gets hurt.
This law [...]
Posted: July 31st, 2009 under Advice, All, DWI/DUI Law.
Tags: Blood tests, DWI/DUI Law, Texas, warrant
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Delaware Gets Tough on DUIs
Governor Jack A. Markell (D) of Delaware just signed two new laws that increase penalties for driving under the influence. The two bills were House Bill 152 and Senate Bill 177. House Bill 152 increases fines for all DUI offenses and makes the penalties particularly tough on fourth and subsequent offenders. With it, six months [...]
Posted: July 14th, 2009 under All, Conviction Rules, DWI/DUI Law.
Tags: Delaware, DUI, Law
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Totalitarian Missouri DWI Law
Missouri Governor Tim Pawlenty (R) signed a new law that went into effect on July 1st that requires repeat DWI offenders to install breathalyzer devices on their vehicles. To start the car, you have to blow into the device and register less than a .02 BAC or the car will not start. It also requires [...]
Posted: July 6th, 2009 under Advice, All, DWI/DUI Law.
Tags: DWI, Ignition Interlock Devices, Law, Missouri
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Ohio Draws Blood
Republican Senator Tim Grendell from the 18th District in Ohio wants to change the state law so that emergency medical technicians can draw blood samples from DUI suspects at the traffic stop and have the results hold up in court. He believes that this is necessary to increase convictions. Opponents say that the proposed law [...]
Posted: July 1st, 2009 under Advice, All, DWI/DUI Law.
Tags: Blood tests, DUI, DWI, EMT, Law
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