Tag: Blood tests
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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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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