DUI arrest leads to loss of custody of kids?
June 26th, 2010
Every year, Washington State legislature amends the DUI laws in an effort to make the DUI laws even tougher or to “tune up ” the laws. This year’s legislative session resulted in the passage of HB 3124, a law that went into effect June 10, 2010…
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Jon Scott Fox Named 2010 Super Lawyer
June 23rd, 2010
Jon Scott Fox has been named a 2010 Super Lawyer by Washington Law & Politics magazine. Each year the magazine honors the top attorneys in Washington state based on extensive surveys and independent research. Fewer than five percent of the state&…
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Hot Tub Your Way to a DUI Conviction?
February 28th, 2010
Washington State DUI laws are among the strictest in the nation. Like most states, the legal limit is .08% but the reading is produced by testing breath alcohol, not blood alcohol. Breath alcohol does not impair a driver; it is only alcohol in the bl…
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Drug DUI cop’s opinion not automatically admissible
February 21st, 2010
Officers who have special training to detect whether a DUI driver is impaired by drugs are known as “DRE” or “Drug Recognition Experts.” Washington State has a growing number of officers who have received this training and DUI officers in Sea…
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Finger Alcohol DUI Test to Replace Breath Testing?
February 7th, 2010
Businesswire.com recently reported that a company is developing technology that detects a person’s alcohol level by measuring having the subject place a finger on a device known as the TruTouch 2000. The device was announced as being aimed at i…
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Why don't police videotape DUI arrests?
January 16th, 2010
Whenever you see a DUI arrest documented on one of the police television police shows, there is always a videotape of the driving, the field sobriety tests, and other parts of the processing. Sometimes, the video also includes the actual breath test.…
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Snohomish County DUI Emphasis Patrols "Night of a Thousand Stars"
December 13th, 2009
December 11, 2009 was the evening of the annual “Night of a Thousand Stars” kickoff in Snohomish County. The name derives from the badges worn by the reported nearly 1,000 DUI officers who patrolled throughout Washington state on this dat…
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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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How much to drink is "too much?"
November 27th, 2009
This holiday season, the DUI emphasis patrols will be out in King County and throughout Washington State, patrolling in an increased effort to make DUI arrests. Undoubtedly, DUI arrests will occur. In some of those cases, the driver will be arrested…
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