DUI accidents involving police bound to lead to increased DUI efforts
December 13th, 2009
Every holiday season, Washington State police agencies step up DUI patrols as part of an increased DUI awareness and enforcement program. In most cases, a DUI arrest happens after an officer observes some driving error and pulls the vehicle over. Two…
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Can I take a blood test instead of a breath test?
November 28th, 2009
When a person is arrested for a misdemeanor DUI and taken to the police station the police will usually ask: “Will you take the breath test?” The answer to this question can greatly influence the complications that will arise from the DUI arrest,…
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Holiday DUI Patrols are coming
November 19th, 2009
Although there has not yet been a formal announcement, expect to see DUI holiday patrols this year from Thanksgiving through New Year’s. This time of year, state troopers and other police agencies work in unison to increase their presence for DUI e…
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Do I have to go to Jail for a DUI?
October 31st, 2009
The possibility of serving time in jail is one of the most frightening things about being arrested for DUI. Many Washington State Patrol troopers routinely book into jail every person they arrest, thus many people already have had a view of what jail…
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A DUI Exception to the Constitution?
October 20th, 2009
Today, according to an article in the Washington Post, Justice Roberts of the United States Supreme Court “spoke out” about a DUI case. He was joined by Justice Scalia in dissenting from the decision of the other justices of the Court to deny rev…
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Washington State DUI Grounds Pilot?
October 3rd, 2009
When it comes to pilots and DUI law, there are a myriad of federal regulations that apply but in some respects, Washington State DUI law pertaining to pilots is tougher than Federal regulations. Although Washington State cannot revoke a pilot’s cer…
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Will A DUI Mean I Cannot Be A Nurse?
September 23rd, 2009
In 2006 the legislature directed the Department of Health (DOH) to adopt rules about mandatory reporting of health care practitioners who commit unprofessional conduct, or unable to practice safely. Part of this new regulatory scheme is the requireme…
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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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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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