The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recently recommended that all 50 states lower the legal limit for drivers’ blood alcohol content (BAC) to .05. The NTSB also called for states to pass legislation that will make it easier for law enforcement officers to confiscate licenses from drivers with BAC measurements in excess of this limit. […]
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The Kansas Legislature recently passed a bill that broadens prosecutors’ charging options when DUI results in an injury accident. The bill, known as the “Aggravated DUI Bill,” passed unanimously in the House and the Senate, and it is on its way to the Governor to be signed into law. The “Aggravated DUI Bill” allows prosecutors […]
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More often than you might think, I get a call from someone who has been arrested for DUI even though he was not driving. In Kansas, you can be charged with DUI for operating or attempting to operate a vehicle. Operating a vehicle under the influence means driving — it requires actual movement of the […]
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I have represented people charged with DUI for well over a decade. I can count on my fingers the number of times in which I have suggested that a client should not request a hearing to challenge the suspension of his or her driver’s license. Those cases involved extremely unique circumstances. In almost every case, […]
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(HERINGTON, Kan.) A drunk driving accident leaves a Herington man with only one leg and a lot of frustration with the law. “The fact that it’s a simple slap on the wrist really aggravates me!,” said Donnie Warren. Kansas State legislators are looking at changing that. But it’s too late to change anything for Warren. […]
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A jail sentence for DUI can be commuted to house arrest. A person on house arrest must stay in his residence at all times except when specifically permitted by the court to leave. Courts generally permit people on house arrest to go to and from work. In many cases, courts also allow people on house […]
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