With Colorado, Washington, Oregon, and even the District of Columbia having legalized marijuana in the past few years, it is important to understand Utah’s metabolite DUI laws. Even if you have smoked legally in one of these states, or one of the many additional states where medical marijuana is legal, you can still get a […]
Utah’s Marijuana DUI Laws Explained Read More »
A DUI charge in Utah can have some serious implications, but DUI law in the state covers more than just motor vehicles. In fact, the official definition of a vehicle in Utah is “. . .a device in, on, or by which a person or property is or may be transported or drawn on a […]
Can You Get a DUI for Riding a Bike While Intoxicated? Read More »
The idea of taking away a driver’s privilege to drive was once considered a good idea and an effective tool to curb DUIs. Technology and the burdens put upon a driver by both the court system and the Legislature have now put that idea in question. The availability of efficient ignition interlock devices (IID) now […]
Suspending Driver Licenses: Obsolete? Read More »
Start with the worst of it, the darkness it brings to the profession, the taint it casts over the 98 percent of officers who work their daily shifts managing to balance the dangers presented by 2% of the public while protecting 100 % of the public that they are charged with protecting. Then, because so […]
The Ominous Shadow of Bad Cops Read More »
There is a tendency of legislative bodies to bemoan decisions of the courts that interpret and sometime alter the intent or meaning of the law. But, in almost every case where that may be have happened, there has been a strong element of either changing of society or of technology that has made it necessary […]
Technology and the Dinosauring of the Law Read More »
Whenever there is a change in the law, any area of the law, all corollary statutes must also be examined and or altered. Difficult to do when it must be done in the short time frame that we provide our legislators. But, it’s something that must be done and considering the search engines that are […]
The Legislature and Covering All Modifications Read More »
Just what do cameras, body, dashboard, cell phones add to the legal system? Well, more justice, more responsibility, fewer mistakes and overreactions, quicker justice, and finally more protection, less liability and less costs for cities and states. How long, if not all ready, will it be before liability insurers understand this and start offering discounts […]
Police Without Cameras = City, State Liability Read More »
What happens when field sobriety tests, which didn’t have a solid foundation to start with, are outmoded and don’t measure either sobriety or impairment with any reliability? The wrong people get arrested, their rights get violated, and worse, they can get convicted of a charge they weren’t guilty of. Where and how can this possibly […]
Antiquated Field Tests and Other Travesties Read More »
Let’s start with the police, who do a mostly thankless job. And dangerous job. And most of them, well over 90 percent, do it very well. But the small minority, what I call the edge minority, well they’re probably not well hired, well behaved, nor are they well balanced. Remember, however, they are but a […]
The Police, Our Freedoms, and Our Citizenry: Conflicts of Interest Read More »
It’ll be interesting to watch the legislatures and courts wrestle with the problems arising out of the evolving legalization of marijuana and whether and how much impairment it creates in its users and how that relates to driving safely and DUI laws. Any effort to defend existing or pass new legislation penalizing strictly THC metabolite, […]
The Future of Marijuana and DUIs Read More »
