Driving under the influence: this is something that resonates throughout news articles, social media, and casual conversation. It is something that we’ve always been warned against. However, despite the buzz about DUI’s, it can happen to anyone, and is surprisingly more common than you may have thought. Here are 5 shocking facts about DUI’s: Two […]
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Clients will ask us if they should request the officer for the DMV Express Consent hearing. We usually tell them to say no, unless the arresting officer was from the Colorado State Patrol. This way, we can review the police reports that DMV sends to the client about two weeks after the DMV hearing has been requested.
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New Law Allows Driver To Contest Validity of DUI Traffic Stop At DMV License Revocation Hearing The Governor recently signed HB 13-1077 which allows a driver to challenge at a DMV hearing the lawfulness of a police officer’s initial contact or traffic stop with a driver arrested for DUI. Under this law, the Hearing Officer shall
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As a consequence of The Persistent Drunk Driving Act of 1998, the Persistent Drunk Driving Committee formed in an effort to develop and implement programs aimed at deterring persistent drunk and drug-related driving. The PDD Committee consists of several state agencies including the Colorado Department of Human Services, State Judicial Branch, Department of Transportation, and
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Depending on the circumstances surrounding a DUI or DWAI charge, a court may sentence the convicted to mandatory alcohol awareness classes. This type of sentence is often the case for plea bargains or deferred sentences for alcohol-related offenses. Also, these mandatory classes usually serve as the condition for license reinstatement. That said, however, some cases do
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In an effort to curb the number of instances of DUI and DWAI instances, police departments and other governmental agencies have started pairing up and combining their forces. For instance, the Colorado Springs Police Department and the Colorado Department of Transportation often pair together during the CSPD’s Heat is On programs. These programs typically run
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Many of us had, at one point or another, found ourselves at a restaurant or out at a bar at night after an evening full of friends and a few drinks. And many of us, in this situation, have been faced with the question of whether or not we should get behind the wheel of
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No matter which state you live in, a conviction on assault charges can bring about some very serious legal penalties. Even a third degree assault charge, which is a misdemeanor in most states, can carry a penalty of up to two years in prison. Felony assault charges can have much more severe penalties and much longer possible
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Domestic violence charges can be levied by the prosecution even when no serious injuries occurred. Law enforcement officials take domestic violence situations very seriously and when a domestic violence situation occurs there is no hope of a warning. When an officer is dispatched on a domestic violence call an arrest will be made, even if there isn’t necessarily
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