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 Breath Test - How you Blow Determines Guilt?
July 7th, 2009
Washington State’s DUI law includes a “per se” law with a DUI “legal limit” of .08. The breath test protocol used in Seattle and Washington State DUI arrests requires that the accused provide two separate breath samples.…
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Forty Years of DUI Legal Precedent Erased?
November 29th, 2008
I read somewhere recently the phrase: “The law is supposed to serve as an anchor under shifting political seas.” This comment struck me as profound in light of the published opinion of the Court of Appeals, Division II. As lawyers, we rely on est…
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Is the .08 Law a Half Truth?
November 29th, 2008
Washington State has done a good job of publicizing that if you drive at .08 or higher, you will be prosecuted. What the average driver does not know is that Washington has in fact abandoned the concept of a “legal limit” in favor of prosecuting…
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Categories: DUI Arrests
