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Not Guilty Of DUI Although She Was Driving At 105 Mph

Client was stopped for driving 105 mph in Baltimore City.  She had been drinking and the officer got her out of the car for SFSTs.  She was really good on the video but she declined the breath test.  EXCEPT, I watched and listened to everything said, especially in the...

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Coming Back Over The Bay Bridge And Moving My Office

My suite mate is retiring so I am moving my office around the corner.  One of the items I packed was an invitation to a friend's swearing in as a District Court judge. As it happens I was coming back from Rehoboth this weekend and as I approached the Bay Bridge I was...

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Noah’s Law

Effective October 1 there will be major changes to Administrative penalties regarding the breath test.  For those reading this now if you blow between .08-.14 you face a 45 day loss of license or a 45 day restricted license for a first offense.  Beginning October 1st...

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The Rules Apply To Me?

Some time ago I get a call from a prospective client referred to me by a friend who is a prosecutor.  So I come well recommended and presumably knowledgeable in the DUI field.  The person calling is an educator who has zillions of meetings to attend.  The educator...

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No Action In A Refusal

Generally you are not having an Administrative Hearing in a refusal case.  Your client either takes the 120 day suspension or puts the interlock on for a year.  A client tells me that after he is advised by the officer who reads him the DR-15 he asks to speak to a...

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MVA CONFUSION

Last week there are 2 MVA incidents that were unusual.  I have a client who blew a .30, yes a .30.  He gets the interlock on and goes to MVA to get his new license.  The DR-15A has the .30 test result.  The MVA computer system has it as well. HOWEVER, the trooper...

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Interlock update

A repeat offender with breath test of .08-.14 who has a prior .08-.14 in the last 5 years is now interlock eligible without a Hearing.  That is because the offender is no longer eligible for a restricted driver’s license.  That does not mean that the ALJs are going to...

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CDL

Many lawyers are having problems figuring out the issues a driver charged with DUI who holds a CDL.  AN INTERLOCK IS A SUSPENSION AND YOU LOSE YOUR CDL.  A PBJ FOR DUI OR PER SE LOSES YOUR CDL. If you blow a .15 or above take the 90 day hit, and then you get your CDL...

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