When you’re making a decision to go out for any of the these, doesn’t it make sense to arrange for a cab or a non drinking driver? If you’re going to combine all of these into a visit to your favorite sports bar take an extra 5 minutes to do what my friends do and […]
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Many people will make commitments over the next week, most the time, with the idea o bettering their lives. Resolutions are great, but only if they create new habits. As I’ve mentioned here before habits are a great evolutionary tactic, but, they often can create negatives, if not continually reevaluated and adjusted. Sometimes they need […]
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The NTSB is recommending a reduction in the presumptive blood alcohol level from .08 to .05. They say that it would reduce DUI related fatalities further. The states should all move very carefully in deciding to adopt. First, there are many other ways to reduce traffic related fatalities that deserve examination as priority issues. Since […]
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Those that push the envelope on getting tagged with a DUI eventually wind up with one. They’ll always wind up all that goes with it. This doesn’t mean that they will be convicted of the charge, but they will suffer the humiliation of handcuffs and arrest, the expense of the whole process, the self deprecation […]
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The next several years will see many well based challenges to current Utah laws relating to DUIs, THC metabolite and prescription drugs. DUIs that are based on alcohol or prescription drugs are very different animals and attempting to turn a driving with THC metabolite into substantially the same as a DUI in terms of punishment […]
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If you are convicted of either if these two charges you will lose you driver’s license, even if it had nothing to do with driving. People often do not understand this fact, and don’t find out until they’ve posted bail, or plead guilty, they receive notice from Driver’s License of the revocation of their license […]
Paraphanalia and Controlled Substance: Loss of License Read More »
Two courses of action are set in motion when you are arrested for DUI: administrative action by the Drivers License Bureau and criminal action by the court system. You must, in order to have any chance to save your driving privilege, within 10 day of the arrest, request a hearing in writing. That hearing will […]
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Whether you’ve created a bad situation for yourself, or someone has done that to you, it immediately becomes a time to make decisions. To limit damages and improve out of the facts, or to turn your palms up and suffer all of the consequences, that becomes your first deciding point. Then who to engage to […]
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“But, the officer didn’t give me my Miranda warning.” What is the result of not giving Miranda warning when there has been a custody effected and an interrogation or questioning has begun. If a court were to find that these requirements have been met, then that court may block or suppress information obtained as a […]
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Being arrested for DUI brings about an expectation of the worst: jail, loss of license, loss of job, financial consequences including insurance issues, conversations among your peers and family members, and most importantly, fear of the unknown. Finding an experienced guide who can guide you through the maze of laws and exposure, as well as […]
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