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Soon every Arizona driver involved in a collision in which someone was injured or killed might have to be tested for alcohol or drugs. The bill is informally called “Joe’s Law,” after Joseph Smith, a Phoenix teenager who was killed in a crash on Interstate 10. Because the semi driver responsible was never tested, it …
In the US, 18-year-olds can’t buy alcohol anywhere. Anywhere. They can drink alcohol in some states. Believe it or not quite a few states allow minors to consume alcohol with parents’ consent in a private home. And even without parental consent in some places. Laws are confusing. But Arizona has, up till now, been pretty …
Complex as alcohol and drunk driving issues are, they can seem simple compared with the challenges that marijuana poses to the legal system. A recent Arizona Court of Appeals decision highlights just how different the two drugs are. In December the court ruled that medical marijuana patients arrested for driving under the influence of cannabis …
Many traffic laws are passed out of an urgent need to improve public safety, and we’re often impatient to see results. But it takes time to prove the effects of such laws. So it has been with ignition interlock laws. An ignition interlock, or car breathalyzer, prevents a vehicle from starting if the driver has …
Repeat DWI offenders are scary people. Once arrested, fined, and even jailed, they get back on the road despite the alcohol in their veins, and as a result they become extremely dangerous. Like many states, North Carolina has a repeat DWI problem that it hasn’t fully addressed. Each year alcohol takes the lives of around …
This article on Arizona DUI penalties comes from Gordon Thompson, a Phoenix DUI/DWI & Criminal Defense Attorney. It previously appeared on his firm’s blog. Arizona has what are probably the harshest Misdemeanor DUI sentencing penalties and laws in the country. A guide to a summary of those penalties are: 28 A.R.S. § 1381.A.1, Driving Under …
One of the most contested areas in drunk driving law is sobriety test refusal. Many drivers are not sure if they are allowed to refuse a breath, blood, or urine test after a DUI arrest. Adding to the confusion is that there are generally two tests – the breath test given by an officer at …
In his song “Worry Worry” the late blues singer B.B. King offered an excuse for a romantic transgression: “BABY! You know when I goofed last week I was high… you know when you’re high it don’t count.” And maybe in the world of love you can get away with it – though we’re not placing …
