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17May 2016

Are You Entitled To An Independent Blood Alcohol Level Test?

If you are arrested for DUI, most states will require you to submit to either a breathalyzer or blood alcohol test. Naturally, one may be suspicious (and perhaps for good reason) of the equipment and lab that the police use. Therefore, you may be entitled to have a private lab of your choice conduct your blood alcohol test. Most defendants do not know that it...

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17May 2016

Your Waiter May Cut You Off

A new law being proposed in California would allow servers of alcohol to cut off their customers if they believe the customers have had too much to drink. This may sound like it would hurt tips, and it may, but it does have logic behind it. The wait staff would be trained so that there will be objectivity on the part of the wait staff in...

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17May 2016

Not Driving And Arrested For DUI

You don't necessarily have to be behind the wheel to be arrested for DUI! A couple of recent cases in Texas proves this point. A 26 year old man was changing his tire at the side of the road when an officer saw the disabled vehicle and stopped to offer assistance. When he did he noticed that the man was having trouble standing up and...

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17May 2016

The First Question The Officer Asks

If an officer suspects you may be operating under the influence, the very first question he may ask you is "Have you had a few drinks tonight?" Most people do not know their rights and straightaway admit to "having a few." If you are asked this question, and you have had a few, here are some points to keep in mind: 1) Do not give the...

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17May 2016

An Oral Swab for DUI?

Given that marijuana is becoming either medicinally or just plain outright legal in many parts of the country, law enforcement is looking for ways to test suspected drivers of operating under the influence of the drug. The best and most efficient way to do this is to swab the mouth to check for THC (the psychoactive compound of marijuana.) If you are stopped for DUI, you...

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