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Several months after the Supreme Court ruled that DUI arrest procedures violated the state’s constitution, the legislature changed the procedures. In February 2019, the state’s highest court ruled that, under Georgia’s self-incrimination law, refusal to take a chemical test cannot be used against a defendant at trial. So, going forward, Georgia peace officers will no …
Roughly thirty years after the DUI crackdown began in Georgia and most other states, it is back to square one. The alcohol-related car crash fatality rate is almost as high today as it was in 1989. Clearly, the anti-DUI efforts have plateaued, and many jurisdictions are looking for ways to chance that dynamic. Utah recently …
Words have power. “Liberal” has a different connotation than “progressive,” even though they basically mean the same thing. Similarly, there’s a big difference between a “car crash” and a “car accident.” National Highway Traffic Safety Administration head Dr. Mark Rosekind said as much during a Harvard seminar in 2016. “When you use the word ‘accident,’ …
Can you beat a Breathalyzer As part of an extended crackdown, Georgia and other states began passing much tougher DUI laws in the mid-1990s. Reducing the BAC level from .10 to .08 got most of the attention. Utah recently became the first state to lower the BAC limit again, to .04. Another, under-the-radar change put …
When an officer arrests you for driving under the influence (DUI), you will be asked to submit to a blood/alcohol test. You may either comply or refuse. If you comply and your blood/alcohol content is 0.08 or greater, then the officer will confiscate your driver’s license and report the incident to the Department of Driver …
Cherokee County State Court heard the case of a young defendant cited with failing to wear a seat belt and driving under the influence (DUI) while under the age of 21. After he was cited, the court clerk assigned different case numbers for each ticket. An assistant solicitor general (ASG) amended the seat belt citation, …
