http://www.blawgrepublic.com/cat/DUI-Law/ DUI LAW NEWS Condesa Inc. Blawg Republic http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FoxBowmanDuarte/~3/NbTASJuSJAo/ Washington State is slowly moving forward with plans to deploy new DUI breath testing machines.  The state has already purchased a number of machines, the Draeger 9510, and is in the process of testing them before deploying them to be used in actual DUI arrests.  The state is buying new breath test http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FoxBowmanDuarte/~3/tVrMmMDhODo/ As of June 10, 2010, Washington State has a new cell phone law.  The publicity surrounding this law has mainly focused on the fact that the new law changes cell phone violations from a secondary offense for which a police officer may not stop you, to a primary offense for which a police officer may http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FoxBowmanDuarte/~3/Q05zO0cC2pc/ Every year, Washington State legislature amends the DUI laws in an effort to make the DUI laws even tougher or to tune up the laws. This years legislative session resulted in the passage of HB 3124, a law that went into effect June 10, 2010. The law requires that a police officer who makes a [...] http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FoxBowmanDuarte/~3/En0H_OW0-Lg/ I recently finished a trial in Bellingham Municipal Court. The charge was Disorderly Conduct. The situation was this: my client was out with some friends in Bellingham. They were out in the street getting ready to head home at the end of the night when three young men began hassling them, harassing http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FoxBowmanDuarte/~3/6ge871ZL7-A/ Experience has shown that many DUI arrests result from the police stopping a car for reasons that have nothing to do with driving under the influence. For instance, many DUI arrests in Washington State result from an investigation following an officer stopping a vehicle for speeding, failing to us http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FoxBowmanDuarte/~3/XLHUt_uQGcI/ Question: I am 20 years old and recently got a DUI. My license is suspended for one year. Will I be able to go to the bar when I turn 21? Answer: The first thing to consider is whether you are allowed to enter a bar at all based on your DUI sentence. When you were [...] http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FoxBowmanDuarte/~3/DxBtab2hDW0/ One of the relatively unknown aspects of Washington State DUI law is that the penalties for violations of certain mandatory requirements of probation will result in mandatory sentences that the judge must impose. Take the case of an individual for whom this is the first DUI conviction. Either one or http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FoxBowmanDuarte/~3/bNodY_u41JU/ Recent happenings (March, 2010) reveal some unusual defenses to DUI charges. First, there was the decision of the Court of Appeals in State of Washington vs. Richard Charles Tracer, No. 37812-4-II. This was a Washington State DUI/Vehicular Assault case where the Court of Appeals discussed the propri http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FoxBowmanDuarte/~3/4X98WCu1aS4/ For some people, it makes sense to enter into a deferred prosecution after getting charged with a DUI in Washington. To qualify for a deferred prosecution, chemical addiction or alcoholism must play a significant part in why you broke the law. After acknowledging this, you must commit to a significa http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FoxBowmanDuarte/~3/BIvFrQRX09o/ If you have been arrested for a DUI in Whatcom County or the City of Bellingham it’s likely that you have been placed on pretrial supervision. This means that you are reporting to a probation officer while your case is pending resolution. One of the many conditions of your pretrial supervision http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FoxBowmanDuarte/~3/Er1ZD8647Uk/ Washington State DUI laws are among the strictest in the nation. Like most states, the legal limit is .08% but the reading is produced by testing breath alcohol, not blood alcohol. Breath alcohol does not impair a driver; it is only alcohol in the blood that impairs a driver. Thus, a blood test woul http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FoxBowmanDuarte/~3/U5VF_HBs3lU/ Fox Bowman Duarte partners Francisco Duarte and Diego Vargas participated in a seminar sponsored by the Washington State Bar Asssociation on February 25, 2010: “Evidence and Objection Boot Camp.” The well-attended seminar highlighted the best practices of handling exhibits, witnesses and http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FoxBowmanDuarte/~3/Gb079770W3A/ Officers who have special training to detect whether a DUI driver is impaired by drugs are known as DRE or Drug Recognition Experts. Washington State has a growing number of officers who have received this training and DUI officers in Seattle and King County are emphasizing the detection and arr http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FoxBowmanDuarte/~3/mGRAj9sTQVM/ Businesswire.com recently reported that a company is developing technology that detects a person’s alcohol level by measuring having the subject place a finger on a device known as the TruTouch 2000.  The device was announced as being aimed at industry and at law enforcement such as Washington http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FoxBowmanDuarte/~3/_HfhGvIqiKs/ The Washington State Senate has just passed a bill requiring law enforcement officers to be honest in the discharge of their duties. The language of the bill can be found at the following URL: http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?year=2010&bill=6590. Unfortunately, law enforcement offi