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 probation violation = 30 days jail?
August 21st, 2009
Washington State DUI probation carries stiff penalties for violations.
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Drunk driving across state lines = Two DUIs
August 20th, 2009
The Washington State Supreme Court issued an opinion on August 20, 2009, regarding a driver who drove drunk from Washington State into Oregon and was convicted of DUI in both states based upon this single act of driving. (State v. Rivera-Santos, 8144…
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"Hard" license suspension for Seattle DUI?
August 12th, 2009
A “hard” license suspension is a license suspension for which there is no driving of any sort allowed. By way of background, under the 2009 amendments to Washington state’s DUI laws, a driver whose license is suspended for an alcoho…
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Failing a DUI Field Sobriety Test but not drunk
August 8th, 2009
One of the “standardized” field sobriety tests routinely given in a Seattle DUI arrest is the “eye test” otherwise known as the test for Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus. In this test, the DUI arresting officer looks for “bounc…
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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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