Sobriety Checkpoint Laws:   you do have rights!  Holiday Sobriety Checkpoints are here.  Maybe, if in the Los Angeles area you spent Christmas in jail and got to see Archbishop Gomez give Christmas Mass.  Or maybe you haven’t seen the…

If you are in an Ignition Interlock Device Pilot Program county and you have been convicted of a DUI and will be using the IID, here is the time line.  First for DUI with no injury: First offense –  mandatory…

What is the Ignition Interlock Device or IID   Just recently the state of California has ordered the DMV to implement a Pilot Program of a new device for DUI offenders in exchange for a shorter time period of punishment.…

Implied Consent For Chemical Testing   It is important to remember that if you are arrested for a California DUI and refuse a chemical test you could face enhanced penalties such as longer license suspension, required installation of an ignition…

Case Proves PAS (Preliminary Alcohol Screening) Device Faulty In 2010 a guy gets pulled over and takes three preliminary alcohol screening tests over a five-minute interval.  Three different results were given.  Two results were .080 and .085 and a third…

A lot of people believe Miranda Warnings should be read before a DUI arrest.   They believe it’s a Civil Rights issue.  And, subconscioustly, they have been strongly influenced by TV shows with Miranda Rights being read in every show…

No Miranda Warning for DUI Arrest:  You’ve Already Incriminated Yourself   Did you know the officer has the right to question you, without the Miranda Warning in a DUI arrest?  Miranda Warning is to protect the subject from self-incrimination, the…