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… Read More

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… Read More

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… Read More

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… Read More

In past years it was common procedure for Washington State DUI arrests to be recorded on police video. Jurors have come to expect this, based upon TV shows such as “Cops.” Video recording a DUI arrest is good public policy because the video const… Read More

A pilot who is arrested for a Washington State DUI faces not one, but three separate challenges: (1) the Department of Licensing will administratively suspend the license to drive, (2) the court will impose jail, fines, alcohol programs, etc, and (3)… Read More

A good defense attorney not only prepares for trial, he or she also negotiates with the prosecution in order to persuade the prosecutor to offer a reduced charge. The question that the client must then answer is: Do I accept a plea to the reduced cha… Read More

A citizen arrested for DUI might have his first court within one judicial day of the arrest, or his first court appearance might be six weeks later. It all depends upon how the police officer chooses to process the case. Read More