http://blog.thebestdwidefense.com DWI/DUI Legal News and Information Tue, 18 Aug 2009 17:50:21 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Governor Paterson (D) of New York state has submitted a bill that would toughen laws for drinking and driving with a child 16 or under as a passenger. The new proposed law is called the Child Passenger Protection Act. It will be considered in the fall when the New York ... http://blog.thebestdwidefense.com/2009/08/18/new-yorks-proposed-felony-dwi-law/ Starting August 15, 2009. three new laws will make the penalties tougher on Louisiana residents. One is designed to toughen the laws on refusing to provide a breath sample, another will mandate jail time for driving with a suspended license and the third will limit the ability of defense counsel ... http://blog.thebestdwidefense.com/2009/08/12/new-louisiana-laws-stiffen-penalties/ 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 ... http://blog.thebestdwidefense.com/2009/07/31/texas-dwi-law-circumvents-constitution/ 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 ... http://blog.thebestdwidefense.com/2009/07/14/delaware-gets-tough-on-duis/ 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 ... http://blog.thebestdwidefense.com/2009/07/06/totalitarian-missouri-dwi-law/ 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 ... http://blog.thebestdwidefense.com/2009/07/01/ohio-draws-blood/ "Under the Influence" is a unique book in that it presents alcohol abuse from every possible angle of study. It begins by addressing the myths and misconceptions about alcoholism. The first chapter presents a theoretical scenario which clearly means to draw the reader in and make him consider whether he ... http://blog.thebestdwidefense.com/2009/03/24/under-the-influence-james-r-milan-phd-katherine-ketcham/ It is important to consider a football cliche when thinking about driving under the influence (DUI) charges: "The best defense is a good offense." This phrase applies to DUI/DWI in that it is far better to avoid getting charged with an alcohol related infraction than it is to defend oneself ... http://blog.thebestdwidefense.com/2009/03/24/avoiding-a-duidwioui/ Readers of this blog have reported incidents where the ignition interlock device has led to almost deadly consequences. One incident involved a car that stalled out in the middle of an intersection on a rainy day. The driver was almost hit twice by cars coming from the cross street. He was blowing ... http://blog.thebestdwidefense.com/2009/02/22/deadly-interlock/ Several states have enacted additional laws designed to make it tougher to drink and drive. Starting January 1, 2009, Alaska, Colorado, Illinois, Nebraska and Washington have made it mandatory for first time DWI offenders to install an ignition interlock device that prevents you from operating a vehicle without first blowing into a ... http://blog.thebestdwidefense.com/2009/01/09/ignition-interlock/