Barred From Canada For DUI
September 21st, 2009
Having a DUI charge pending, or a DUI reduction, or conviction on your record will get you banned from visiting Canada, where drunken driving is treated as the most serious type of offense (Indictable Offence ). This is the equivalent to a felony, an…
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Seattle DUI - Why is a DUI trooper at my door?
September 20th, 2009
As discussed in a previous blog, in 2009 the Washington State Patrol instituted a pilot “Ignition Interlock Compliance Program.” As part of that program, Washington State Patrol troopers are knocking on the doors of drivers who, after a Washingto…
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Alcohol Detecting Ankle Bracelet gets Judicial approval in South Dakota DUI Case
September 17th, 2009
A SCRAM device is an electronic ankle bracelet that is designed to detect whether a person has been drinking alcohol by measuring alcohol through the person’s skin. This is called a measurement of transdermal alcohol concentration. SCRAM is short f…
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Jon Fox Speaks at the Judicial DUI Forum
September 14th, 2009
Jon Scott Fox and Fox Bowman Duarte partner Bill Bowman recently shared the podium for a presentation to judges at the 2009 Judicial DUI Forum in Lynnwood, Washington. The event is sponsored by the District and Municipal Court Judges Association and…
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Seattle DUI - what does quartz have to do with my breath test?
September 12th, 2009
After a Seattle DUI arrest or an arrest for DUI anywhere in Washington state, the citizen who has been arrested for DUI will be asked to take a breath test. As of the date of this blog, the DataMaster breath testing machine (in two variations) is the…
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Seattle DUI - Refuse a Breath Test at your Peril
September 10th, 2009
Our Implied Consent Law states that an individual under arrest for a misdemeanor DUI in Washington state has the “right” to refuse to submit to a breath test. Most citizens know this, and, on average, probably less than 20% of those arres…
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Forced blood from DUI arrestee results in lawsuit.
September 5th, 2009
WLWT-TV reports that a Lawrenceburg, Indiana man has filed a lawsuit against the police asserting that police forcibly drew blood and urine from his body during a drunk driving arrest. According to the report, a 53-year-old man was arrested on suspic…
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No Driver's License if alcoholic?
September 2nd, 2009
The State of Washington emphasizes alcohol treatment when necessary in connection with a Washington state or Seattle DUI arrest or conviction. However, it is not well known that even in the absence of a DUI conviction or a DUI arrest, the DOL will no…
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DUI Alcohol Evaluation - List of Approved Agencies
September 2nd, 2009
If you have been arrested for a Seattle DUI or a DUI elsewhere in Washington State, at some point in the process your DUI lawyer will very likely suggest that you get an alcohol evaluation. This is important to the case because the results of the eva…
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DUI probation violation = 30 days jail?
August 21st, 2009
Washington State DUI probation carries stiff penalties for violations.
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