DUI Alcohol Evaluation - List of Approved Agencies
September 2nd, 2009
If you have been arrested for a Seattle DUI or a DUI elsewhere in Washington State, at some point in the process your DUI lawyer will very likely suggest that you get an alcohol evaluation. This is important to the case because the results of the eva…
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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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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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Washington State DUI Arrests Compared
July 5th, 2009
Most Washington state DUI arrests are not felony DUI arrests. As discussed in a previous felony DUI article, a Seattle DUI or a DUI anywhere in Washington State can be charged as a felony if certain predicate facts exist, such as a prior conviction f…
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How do I know if a DUI is a Felony?
July 3rd, 2009
A Washington State DUI might be a felony or a misdemeanor, depending upon several factors. How to tell? 1. In which court is the case pending? If your case is already pending in court, then the answer is determined by the type of court where the case…
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Hard-hitting penalties for violating Washington state DUI probation.
June 27th, 2009
The word is out that the punishment for Washington state DUI laws is among the toughest in the nation. However, what is not well known is that the mandatory minimum confinement penalty for a single violation of DUI probation is harsher than the manda…
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Washington State DUI Deferred Prosecution - Can I move to another State?
June 24th, 2009
A Washington State DUI deferred prosecution essentially places an individual on probation for five years during which time a two-year alcohol treatment program is completed. Assuming compliance with all of the terms of the order granting deferred pro…
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