Seafair 2009 Boating Under the Influence Emphasis Patrols Slated
July 31st, 2009
As has happened every year recently at Seafair, the Washington State Patrol is joining with other law enforcement agencies to aggressively enforce Washington state’s Boating Under the Influence (BUI) law. These agencies will be making arrests o…
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Seattle DUI Alcohol Evaluation Explained
July 29th, 2009
A conviction for DUI arising out of a Seattle DUI arrest or a DUI arrest anywhere in Washington State will result in the court ordering the accused to obtain an alcohol evaluation. The purpose of the evaluation is to determine whether an alcohol prob…
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Washington State DUI arrests by the numbers
July 24th, 2009
The Washington State Patrol DUI section has released a report analyzing statistics for DUI arrests occurring in 2008. The statistics were compiled from the database aggregated from data kept on the BAC Verifier DataMaster breath testing machines loca…
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Punched Hole in License Violates Due Process?
July 17th, 2009
Whether it is a Seattle DUI arrest or a DUI arrest anywhere in Washington State, it will include the DUI officer punching a hole in your driver’s license if your breath test is over the legal limit, or if you refuse to take the test. Washington Sta…
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Seattle DUI Arrest - Portable Breath Test Discussed
July 11th, 2009
If you are stopped on suspicion of DUI by a Seattle DUI police officer or a Washington State Patrol DUI Trooper you will probably be asked to submit to field sobriety tests and then you will be asked to submit to a test of your breath on the “porta…
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Washington State DUI Law: Is Your Car Talking to the Police?
June 30th, 2009
Washington State DUI law currently includes a little-known provision that turns your car into a four-wheeled police agent, ready and willing to notify the police when it senses that a DUI probation violation may have occurred. Recall that in several…
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DUI Breath Test - Two Hour Limit?
June 5th, 2009
Diana Lundin of our office focuses her practice upon representation of our clients at Department of License suspension proceedings and also, where necessary, on the appeal of suspension orders. A recent case of Diana’s illustrates the challenge…
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Is Information About Your DUI In The WSP Database?
May 24th, 2009
Whether it is a Seattle DUI, Bellevue DUI, or a DUI anywhere in Washington state, certain information is kept in a huge database kept by the Washington State patrol pertaining to the administration of the breath test. The DUI breath test machine in W…
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Probable Cause Challenge - Headlights Not Required
May 20th, 2009
A good Seattle or Washington State DUI lawyer will analyze every DUI arrest to determine what legal issues might be raised by the defense. A critical issue in many DUI arrests is whether the initial detention or stop by the police officer is legal. A…
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DUI Arrest in Snohomish County, Prosecuted in King County?
May 20th, 2009
If a DUI arrest occurs within the city limits of Bothell, then there are three potential courts in which the case might be filed. This is because some of Bothell is in Snohomish County and a portion of it is in King County. It is one of those rare ci…
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