If you are arrested for DUI, you will be read an “implied consent advisory” and asked whether you will consent to take a blood alcohol test, usually in the form of a breath test. You should consider the following when deciding whether to refuse or take the test. Effective July 1, 2012, it is a […]
The potential penalty for a DUI conviction depends on whether you are charged with a first, second, third, fourth, or subsequent DUI. For arrests on or after July 1, 2012, only convictions after July 1, 2001 count as prior convictions. A prior diversion is considered a prior conviction. The rules for determining what counts as […]
Kansas City Star TOPEKA — Attorney Diane L. Bellquist has joined the Topeka office of Joseph, Hollander & Craft LLC, practicing in the areas of professional licensure and civil litigation. As the former Assistant General Counsel for the Kansas Board of Healing Arts and former General Counsel to the Office of the State Bank Commissioner, […]
(DERBY, Kan.) A Derby father says all Kansans should be disappointed with the state’s DUI laws. Matt Liston’s son, Colby, lost both his legs in a crash in Lawrence last August. After a four month investigation, Liston says he’s been told the Douglas County District Attorney is charging the driver involved with misdemeanor DUI. The […]