Category Archive for "DUI Law"

Top 5 Myths of DUI

With so much bad information out there about DUIs and how to deal with them, I thought this quick top 5 list would come in handy. These are the top 5 myths my clients tell me that they hear from

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Bill may affect DUI cases.

A bill being proposed in the Washington State Legislature may affect the conditions place on those who are charged with DUIs in Washington State. Currently, courts can order Defendant’s to only drive a vehicle with an ignition interlock devise while

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DUI reduced to Negligent Driving 1st Degree

What’s a Negligent Driving 1st Degree? As a DUI attorney, I get this question all the time. In Tacoma, its quite often that a good DUI attorney can get a DUI reduced to down to a Negligent Driving 1st Degree.

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False Positive DUI Breath Test

Here is an excellent summary of how a DUI Breath test can result in a false positive. An experience attorney can help find these type of legal problems in you case. Some people think that a driver who tested positive

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DUI reduced to Reckless Driving

If you are charged with a DUI in Tacoma or Pierce County, its very important to know the difference between a Reckless Driving and a DUI. A successful DUI attorney will be able to get your DUI charge reduced to

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Changes in DUI Law coming August 1st.

On August 1, 2012 there will be changes in Washington State’s DUI Laws.  If you are charged with a DUI in Tacoma, Pierce County or anywhere in Washington State you need to be aware of these driving under the influence

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187 DUIs in Tacoma, Pierce County and King County in 2 days

DUI emphasis patrols are out in Tacoma, Pierce County and King County. Nearly 200 drunken drivers were arrested in Pierce, King and Snohomish counties over Cinco de Mayo weekend, the Tacoma-Pierce County DUI and Traffic Safety Task Force announced today.

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DUI emphasis patrols out for Cinco de Mayo

Additional law enforcement officers will patrol Pierce and King counties this Cinco de Mayo weekend in search of drunken drivers. The 33 agencies participating will also visit bars to ensure they are not serving drinks to overly intoxicated patrons. “We

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Department of Licensing and DUI

When you are arrested for a DUI in Tacoma or anywhere else in Washington, the arresting officer will notify the Department of Licensing.  If you blew above the legal limit of .08 or refused the breath test, the Department of

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DUI Cases – The Traffic Stop

Most Tacoma DUIs start the same way.  You are pulled over for a simple traffic infraction.  The officer smells alcohol and asks how much you’ve had to drink.  No matter how much you tell him or her you’ve had they

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