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NHTSA Campain Safe & Sober Program Planner 21 Fact Sheet Contents | Planner Contents Key Facts Legislative Status Recommendations for Strengthening and Increasing the Use of Vehicle and Vehicle Plate Sanctions Research and Evaluation Regarding the Effects of Vehicle and Plate Sanctions Transfer and Grant Programs Information Sources Vehicle and License Plate Sanctions Revoking or suspending a motorist's operators license is now a common penalty for many traffic infractions, especially those related to impaired driving. Unfortunately, many of these offenders continue to drive. It is not unusual for suspended drivers to receive additional traffic citations or be involved in crashes during periods of license suspension. As a way of reducing this problem, many states have passed laws that directly affect the offender's vehicle or license plates as a sanction for the impaired driving offense or for driving with a suspended license. Some states now permit the vehicles of drivers convicted of certain impaired driving offenses to be impounded, immobilized (club or boot), or forfeited and sold. Other states allow the license plates to be removed and impounded. Still others allow for the use of specially marked license plates, or allow for the installment of alcohol ignition interlock devices. Key Facts In 1997, 1.5 million people were arrested in the U.S. for driving under the influence (DUI) or driving while intoxicated (DWI)–more than all other reported criminal offenses except larceny and theft. About one-third of all drivers arrested or convicted of DWI each year are repeat DWI offenders. Drivers with prior DWI convictions are also overrepresented in fatal crashes and have a greater relative risk of fatal crash involvement. Many second- and third-time convicted DWI offenders who had their licenses suspended accumulated traffic offenses or were involved in crashes during the suspension period. In one study, 32 percent of suspended second-time DWI offenders, and 61 percent of third-time offenders received violations or crash citations on their driving records during their suspensions. Many drivers do not reinstate their licenses even when eligible to do so. In one study involving first-time DWI offenders who had their licenses suspended for 90 days, 50 percent had not reinstated their licenses three years after they were eligible to be relicensed. Also, many of these offenders drive without auto insurance and do not attend treatment programs when required for reinstatement. | Back To Top | Legislative Status Forty-four states have laws that can affect the vehicles or vehicle plates of offenders. Vehicle Impoundment: Overnight impoundment of the vehicle of an individual arrested for impaired driving is a typical practice in most states. Thirteen states have laws which permit longer-term impoundments for certain offenses, usually for repeat DWI offenses or for Driving While Suspended (DWS) where the original offense was related to a DWI infraction. States which impound vehicles for these types of offenses include California, Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New York, Ohio, Oregon, and Wisconsin. Suspension of Vehicle Registration: In 15 states, vehicle registration is withdrawn upon conviction of a DWI or DWS offense where the original licensing action can be related to a DWI offense. States which can withdraw vehicle registrations for a DWI or DWS offense are Arizona, Indiana, Kansas, Maine, Minnesota, Nevada, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Virginia, and Wyoming. Some of these states have their own enforcement departments that send out investigators to pick up the license plates of these offenders. However, in general, the vehicle license plate suspension provisions are poorly enforced. Vehicle Confiscation: Twenty-five states permit the vehicle of multiple DWI or DWS offenders to be confiscated or sold, where the original licensing action can be related to a DWI offense. These states are Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Maine, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont,Washington, and Wisconsin. Vehicle Immobilization: Courts can prevent a DWI or DWS offender from using his or her car by immobilizing the steering wheel (by using a club) or locking a wheel (with a boot). Currently, only Ohio uses these types of sanctions. Special License Plates or Plate Markings: Three states–Iowa, Minnesota, and Ohio–issue special license plates to permit the use of the vehicle by family members of convicted DWI offenders. Two states-Oregon and Washington-enacted laws which permitted officers to affix a zebra sticker over the annual year portion of the license plates of offenders. Ignition Interlock: The purpose of an ignition interlock is to prevent a person who has consumed alcohol from operating a vehicle. The device measures alcohol concentration in the breath and is attached to a vehicle's ignition system. Before the car can be started, a driver must blow a sample of his or her breath into the interlock device. If the driver's breath alcohol is below a specified concentration, the driver will be able to start the vehicle's engine. However, if the driver has a breath alcohol concentration above the established level, the vehicle cannot be started. Thirty-seven states have laws providing for either the discretionary or mandatory use of ignition interlock devices for repeat and chronic DWI offenders. The ignition interlock is discretionary in 32 states: Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. In three states–California, Oregon, and Texas–the law is mandatory under special circumstances. In some jurisdictions, interlocks may also be used for first offenders. | Back To Top | Recommendations for Strengthening and Increasing the Use of Vehicle and Vehicle Plate Sanctions Interviews with state and local officials, judiciary members, and law enforcement officers suggest that while impoundment and forfeiture legislation is common, application of these laws is rare. The reasons cited include: (1) these laws are generally reserved for the relatively few multiple DWI offenders rather than the more numerous first offenders; (2) there are difficulties in dealing with nonoffender owners; (3) it is costly to store junk vehicles that are not reclaimed by their owners; and (4) judges are reluctant to punish innocent family members. Yet some states have developed innovative ways for dealing with these problems. Minnesota experienced a twelvefold increase in the use of its license plate impoundment law when they switched from court-based to administrative enforcement of the impoundment law. The following recommendations may help state legislators and local officials revise existing legislation or enact new legislation to increase the use and effectiveness of their laws. Consider legislation that provides for administrative impoundment of plates and civil forfeiture of vehicles. In general, try to avoid criminal laws providing for forfeiture, as courts rarely use them. Enact legislation that allows for seizure at the time of arrest if officers impound either the vehicle or plate. It is more difficult and costly to track down the offender's vehicle later, and the delay gives the offender the opportunity to transfer vehicle ownership. Consider legislation that makes it unlawful for the owner of a motor vehicle to allow another person to drive the vehicle unless the owner determines the person possesses a valid driver's license. Also, require nonoffender owners to sign an affidavit stating they will not allow the offender to drive the vehicle again while the suspension is in effect. Establish a computerized state record-keeping system to document vehicle (impoundment and forfeiture) and license plate actions. This allows states to monitor use of the sanctions. Apply impoundment laws to all repeat DWI offenders and to all DWS offenders where the original infraction was for a DWI offense. This will encourage an increase in the use of impoundment since many courts do not apply this sanction to second-time DWI offenders or to first-time DWS offenders. Where the law provides for special license plates (e.g., family plates or license plate sticker laws), incorporate a provision that permits officers to stop the vehicle for the sole purpose of checking whether the driver is operating the vehicle while their license is under suspension. | Back To Top | Research and Evaluation Regarding the Effects of Vehicle and Plate Sanctions Maryland ignition interlock program lowered the re-arrest rate for repeat alcohol offenders: A Maryland study involving 1,380 repeat alcohol offenders randomly assigned participants to either an ignition interlock group or a control group that did not receive the sanction. Alcohol-related traffic re-arrest rates were tabulated for a full year. They showed that only 2.4 percent of the interlock group was rearrested, whereas 6.7 percent of the control group was re-arrested-a statistically significant difference indicating that the interlock program reduced the risk of an alcohol traffic violation within the first year by about 65 percent. Additional analyses of post-interlock recidivism are being examined. Other research on ignition interlocks is being conducted in Illinois and Alberta (Canada). Recently, NHTSA initiated another assessment of ignition interlocks. The focus of this congressionally mandated study is to conduct additional research on the effectiveness of these devices once they have been removed from offenders' vehicles. The findings from this four-year research effort will become available in 2002. Minnesota License Plate Impoundment Study: In Minnesota, violators incurring three DWI violations in five years, or four or more in ten years, can have their license plates impounded and destroyed. An evaluation of the effects of the law found a significant decrease in recidivism for violators who had their plates impounded versus violators who did not. Violators whose license plates were impounded by the arresting officer showed a 50 percent decrease in recidivism over a two-year period (when compared with DWI violators who did not experience impoundment). Ohio Impoundment and Immobilization Program: In Franklin County (Columbus), Ohio, researchers conducted a field test to study the deterrent effects that a combined impoundment and immobilization sanctions program has on crashes and violations for multiple DUI (Driving Under the Influence) and suspended license offenders. From September 1993 to September 1995, the vehicles of nearly 1,000 offenders were impounded and then immobilized. The recidivism rates of these offenders were compared to eligible offenders who did not receive a vehicle sanction. Offenders whose vehicles were impounded and immobilized had lower rates of DUI recidivism both during and after the termination of the sanction than offenders who managed to avoid the impoundment and immobilization sanctions. Similiar findings were obtained in Hamilton County where only vehicle impoundment was used. A project report will be available by early 2000. California Impoundment Program: NHTSA, in conjunction with the State Department of Motor Vehicles, conducted a research effort to study the impact of California's new vehicle impoundment law as applied to unlicensed and suspended license offenders. The innovative 30-day impoundment law is not typical of those found in most states, since it involves a civil action independent of a criminal DWS conviction for those caught driving without a valid license. More than 6,300 unlicensed drivers and those with suspended or revoked licenses whose vehicles were impounded were compared to about the same number of drivers in 1994 whose vehicles would have been eligible had the 1995 impoundment law been in effect. Driving records of both groups were compared for a one-year period on subsequent traffic violations and crashes. First offenders whose vehicles were impounded had an average rate of subsequent DWS or driving while unlicensed (DWU) that was 24 percent lower than those whose vehicles were not impounded. Repeat offenders had 34 percent fewer DWS or DWU convictions. Also, both first-time and repeat offenders whose vehicles were impounded had fewer crashes there was a 25 percent reduction for first-time offenders and a 38 percent reduction for repeat offenders. Zebra Tag Program in Oregon and Washington States: In Oregon, suspended license offenders whose vehicle plates were "zebra tagged" had fewer subsequent DWI and DWS violations than suspended offenders who did not receive the special tags. Also, among suspended license offenders, the possibility of receiving a zebra tag if re-arrested appears to reduce subsequent violations and crashes. A similar law in Washington State did not affect subsequent violations or crashes for these types of offenders; however, it was not applied to nearly as many drivers and vehicles and it was not as strongly enforced by the police. (Legislators in both states allowed the zebra tag law to expire.) | Back To Top | Transfer and Grant Programs In 1998, as part of the TEA-21 Restoration Act, a new Federal program (see section 164 program) was established to encourage states to address the problem of the repeat intoxicated driver. To comply with Section 164, the state's laws must require that certain sanctions must be imposed on persons convicted more than once within a five-year period of driving while intoxicated or driving under the influence of alcohol (DWI/DUI). One of the sanctions that must be imposed is: that all motor vehicles of repeat intoxicated drivers be impounded or immobilized for some period of time during the driver's license suspension period, or that an ignition interlock system be installed on all motor vehicles of such drivers for some period of time after the end of the suspension period. States that do not meet the Section 164 requirements will have a portion of their Federal-aid highway construction funds redirected into other state safety activities, beginning in fiscal year 2001. In addition, TEA-21 modified the Section 410 grant program. Under the program, as modified by TEA-21, states that qualify for a basic grant may also qualify for supplemental grant funds by meeting one or more of six criteria. One of the six criteria is a program to reduce driving with a suspended driver's license. In order to qualify for a supplemental grant under this criterion, a state must impose one of the following sanctions on individuals convicted of driving after their license has been suspended for an alcohol-related offense: suspension of the offender's vehicle registration and return of license plates; impoundment, immobilization, forfeiture or confiscation of the offender's motor vehicles; or the use of distinctive license plates on the offender's motor vehicle. | Back To Top | Information Sources Beck, Kenneth H., et al. Effects of Alcohol Ignition Interlock License Restrictions on Multiple Alcohol Offenses: A Randomized Trial in Maryland. American Journal of Public Health, Vol. 89, No. 11, 1696-1700 (November 1999) A Guide to Sentencing DUI Offenders. NHTSA and NIAAA, DOT HS 808 365, March 1996. Model Specifications for Breath Alcohol Ignition Interlock Devices (BAIIDS). Federal Register Notice, Vol. 57, No. 67, Tuesday, April 7, 1992 (11772-11786). Assessment of Impoundment and Forfeiture Laws for Drivers Convicted of DUI, Phase II Report: Evaluation of Oregon and Washington Vehicle Plate Zebra Sticker Laws. DOT HS 808 136, Final Report, April 1994. Rogers, A. Effect of Minnesota's License Plate Impoundment Law on Recidivism of Multiple DWI Violators, Alcohol, Drugs and Driving. Vol. 10, No. 2, 1994. In Vehicle BAC Test Devices as a Deterrent to DUI. Unpublished NIAAA Final Report, January 1993. Assessment of Impoundment and Forfeiture Laws for Drivers Convicted of DWI: Phase I Report: Review of State Laws and Their Application. DOT HS 807 870, Final Report, June, 1992. Popkin, C., et al. An Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Sanctions for DWI in Preventing Recidivism in North Carolina. UNC HSRC, Raleigh, NC, September 30, 1992. Alcohol Ignition Interlock Service Support. DOT HS 807 923, Final Report, December, 1992. De Young, N.J. An Evaluation of the Specific Deterrent Effect of Vehicle Impoundment on Suspended, Revoked and Unlicensed Drivers in California. DOT HS 808 727, Final Report, November 1997. | Back To Top | The reports and additional information are available from your State Highway Safety Office, the NHTSA Regional Office serving your State, or from NHTSA Headquarters, Traffic Safety Programs, ATTN: NTS-11, 400 Seventh Street, S.W., Washington, DC 20590; 202-366-9588;or NHTSA's website at www.nhtsa.dot.gov

Fulton Daily News - Fulton, New York - Sheriff's Department 11/8/2004 Home Page News Sports Weather Entertainment Your News About Us Special Sections Send Us Your News All Stories Community Cop Log Obits Raidernet Daily Health Hannibal Ideas Good Kids Business Money TOOLS: TELL A FRIEND PRINTER FRIENDLY VERSION Sheriff's Department 11/8/2004 On Oct. 29, Todd J. Shambo, 31, of Lee Road, Mexico , was arrested officers with the Oswego County Sheriff's Department and charged with driving while intoxicated, driving with a blood-alcohol content greater than 0.08 percent of alcohol or more and speeding after officers stopped him on state Route 104 in Mexico at 12:16 a.m. Shambo was issued tickets returnable to Mexico Town Court Nov. 18. On Nov. 5, officers with the Oswego County Sheriff's Department arrested Jeremy D. Raponi, 24, of 103 So. Sixth St., Fulton , and charged him with driving while intoxicated, driving with a blood-alcohol content greater than 0.08 percent of alcohol or more, second-degree aggravated unlicensed operation, no inspection certificate, operating a vehicle with a suspended registration and driving on the shoulder of the road after a one-vehicle accident that occurred on Honey Hill Road in Granby Oct. 27. Police said Raponi is scheduled to answer the charges in Granby Town Court Dec. 6. On Nov. 5, Paul L. Cote 2nd, 26, of 7 Oneida St., Cleveland , was operating a 2004 Dodge pickup truck eastbound on state Route 49 in West Monroe at 8:05 a.m. when he reportedly failed to stop at the red light at the intersection of the Interstate-81 northbound off-ramp and collided with a northbound 2000 Honda driven by Jennifer L. Laquidari, 24, of 103 Breman Ave., Mattydale. According to officers with the Oswego County Sheriff's Department, Laquidari was transported by ambulance to St. Josephs Hospital in Syracuse. Driver distraction appears to have been a contributing factor in the incident as an item was reportedly rolling under Cotes foot at the time of the incident, according to reports. Cote was ticketed for failure to yield the right of way at a green light. On Nov. 5, Albert L. Taylor, 55, of 129 Chester St., Syracuse , was traveling south on county Route 14 in Granby when he reportedly lost control of his 1993 Chevrolet, causing it to drive off the roadway and hit an earth embankment before overturning into a ditch, according to officers with the Oswego County Sheriff's Department. Police said the incident took place 1/8 of a mile north of King Road. Taylor, the sole occupant, was transported by ambulance to St. Josephs Hospital in Syracuse. Slippery pavement appears to have been a contributing factor with road conditions reportedly wet from rain, police reports said. On Nov. 5 at 11:30 p.m., Christopher J. Miller, 21, of 22 Pulaski St., Altmar , was arrested by officers with the Oswego County Sheriff's Department and charged with numerous traffic violations following a traffic stop that was initiated by officers in the town of Mexico. Miller was charged with unlawful possession of marijuana, third-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, unauthorized removal of a sticker, driving an unregistered motor vehicle, operating a vehicle without insurance and improper plates. He was arraigned before the Hon. James Gracey, Mexico Town Court, and remanded to the Oswego County Correctional Facility in lieu of $500 cash bail or $1,000 bond. He is scheduled to return to court Nov. 23. On Nov. 6 at 6:40 p.m., George E. Sheldon, 22, of 1085 state Route 176, Fulton , was arrested by officers with the Oswego County Sheriff's Department following a domestic incident that took place at a Granby residence. Police charged Sheldon with second-degree menacing, fourth-degree criminal mischief and endangering the welfare of a child, all class-A misdemeanors, after he allegedly threatened the resident with a knife while in the presence of a minor and then broke a window of the victims vehicle by throwing a car jack through the window. Sheldon was arraigned before the Hon. Luther Dennison, Hannibal Town Court, and remanded to the Oswego County Correctional Facility in lieu of $1,000 cash bail or $2,000 bond. He was scheduled to appear in Granby Town Court Nov. 8. On Nov. 6 at 11:20 p.m., while on routine patrol, officers with the Oswego County Sheriff's Department initiated a traffic stop on state Route 3 near Atkinson Road in Richland after reportedly observing a vehicle cross the fog line several times. The driver, Marshall L. Blodgett, 23, of 2285 county Route 22, Richland , was subsequently arrested and charged with third-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, failure to keep right and operating a vehicle with suspended plates, police said. Blodgett was released on appearance tickets returnable to Richland Town Court Nov. 22. While traveling southbound on county Route 17 in Amboy Nov. 7 at 1:47 p.m., officers with the Oswego County Sheriff's Department observed a vehicle pulled over on the east shoulder of the road and reportedly saw a spilled can of beer on the ground near the drivers door. Further investigation found the driver, Ralph J. Gardner, 24, of 506 Cable Road, Williamstown , to be under the influence of alcohol, which was later confirmed. He was subsequently arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated, driving with a blood-alcohol content greater than 0.08 percent of alcohol or more and consumption of alcoholic beverages in certain vehicles, police said. Gardner was released to a third party and is scheduled to answer the charges in Amboy Town Court Nov. 16. On Nov. 7 at 5:30 a.m., Oswego County Sheriffs officers investigated a stabbing that took place at a residence in West Monroe. Police said the investigation led to the arrest of Shane T. Andrews, 24, of 604 Montrose Avenue, Syracuse , who was charged with two counts of second-degree assault, a class-D felony, and fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon, a class-A misdemeanor, after he was accused of stabbing a male victim in the chest with a knife and causing a two inch gash on the victims left bicep following a fight that took place outside the residence. The victim was transported by ambulance to State University Hospital in Syracuse for treatment. A second male, who tried to break up the fight, also received a wound from the knife on his hand, police said. Members of the New York State Police assisted when they stopped the vehicle Andrews had left the scene in, approximately two miles from the incident. Andrews was arraigned before the Hon. John Demong, West Monroe Town Court, and remanded to the Oswego County Correctional Facility in lieu of $2,000 cash bail or $3,000 secured bond. He was scheduled to return to court Nov. 8. 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Oregon DUII Lawyer | DUI Laws | Criminal Defense Attorneys | J. F. O'Rourke Jr. and Associates DUII / DUI / DWI ARE SERIOUS CRIMINAL CHARGES WITH SERIOUS POTENTIAL CONSEQUENCES. GET ADVICE FROM AN EXPERIENCED LAWYER BEFORE YOU MAKE ANY DECISIONS OR SAY ANYTHING TO ANYONE. Call 503-221-1425 (Portland) or 503-667-8437 (Gresham) If you are arrested for DUII in Oregon (DUI in Washington State), you will be asked to take a breath, blood or urine test. If you fail or refuse the test, your drivers license will be confiscated and you will be given an Implied Consent Combined Report suspending your license with or without a temporary 30 day driving permit. You have 10 days to request a hearing to contest your license suspension. If you do not win the DMV Hearing the license suspension will remain in effect. You may be able to get a Hardship Permit after the expiration of a certain waiting period. You will be given a Citation or Release Order requiring you to appear in Court on a certain day and time. If you are eligible for Diversion, you must file your application for Diversion within 30 days of that date. If the DA objects to your application for Diversion, you have a right to a hearing upon whether or not you are eligible for Diversion. If you are not eligible for Diversion, your options are to plead guilty or no contest and you will be found guilty, or you can go to trial. In order to convict you for DUII the State must prove that (1) on a certain day (2) in a certain county (3) in Oregon (4) you (5) were operating (6) a vehicle (7) upon a public street or highway or premises open to the public (8) while under the influence of intoxicants. The points of law for Washington State DUI are now the same as Oregon. The State can prove that you were under the influence of intoxicants by showing a blood alcohol count of .08 or greater or a positive result for a controlled substance on a UA or by the results of your performance of Field Sobriety Tests or the police officer's observations and opinions. The maximum penalty for a first conviction for DUII is one year in jail and a fine of up to $6,250 or $10,000 if there was a minor in the vehicle. Convicted persons are placed on 18 months probation and are required to undergo a substance abuse evaluation and treatment and are required to comply with a number of other restrictions and conditions. There is a mandatory 1 year drivers license suspension. District Attorneys normally recommend jail upon a first DUII conviction. The law requires the judge to impose a minimum of 48 hours of jail or 80 hours of community service and to suspend your Oregon driving privileges for 1 year. Second and third convictions receive more severe recommendations and consequences. Normally, the Multnomah County District Attorney will recommend 10 - 25 days of jail for a first conviction. 20 to 45 days of jail for a second conviction and 45 to 365 days of jail for a third conviction. The exact recommendations will depend on the circumstances of each case. The maximum penalty for a fourth DUII conviction within 10 years is 5 years in prison and a fine of $100,000. Felony DUII We consistently obtain good results for our clients in DUII cases, including those with multiple prior convictions. If you fail or refuse a breath, blood or urine test your drivers license will be suspended for between 90 days and 3 years depending on whether you have prior failures or refusals. For a first conviction for DUII your license will be suspended for 1 year. For a second conviction, your license will be suspended between 1 and 3 years. For third or subsequent conviction your license will be suspended for life. Upon failure or refusal of a breath, blood or urine test, the police officer will take your drivers license and give you an Implied Consent Combined Report which includes a temporary license to drive for 30 days if you are otherwise eligible. Within 10 days of the date on which you are given the Implied Consent Combined Report, you must file your Implied Consent Hearing Request with the DMV Hearings Division in Salem, Oregon to get a hearing to contest the suspension. Late filings are possible under certain circumstances. It is not easy, but we win a significant percentage of these hearings. If you win, the suspension order is revoked and will have no effect. Hardship permits are available to most people convicted of DUII after a waiting period of between 0 days and 10 years depending upon the number and dates of prior DUII convictions. We will guide you through every step of the Hardship Permit application process. A Hardship Permit is a limited license which allows you to drive in certain locations for certain purposes, including, work. Many people who are charged with DUII are qualified to participate in the DUII Diversion Program. We provide free consultations to determine whether or not a person is eligible for the Diversion Program. If the State objects to entry into diversion, we have a right to a hearing where the DA must prove the person is disqualified. In some cases, a person may be eligible for Diversion even though they have a prior DUII conviction. If you are being denied Diversion because of a prior conviction for DUII you should have an experienced lawyer evaluate the prior conviction to determine whether or not you are truly disqualified. In general, Diversion is a contract between the accused, the Court and the District Attorney. The defendant promises not to drink and drive, to pay a diversion fee, to attend pay for a County alcohol assessment, to attend pay for a Victim Impact Panel and to successfully complete the level of treatment recommended by the County evaluator. The defendant is given 12 months to complete these promises, but may be given an additional six months upon a showing of good cause. If there is no more drinking and driving and all of the diversion requirements are fulfilled, the case will be dismissed at the end of the time allowed by the Court for the completion of the Diversion. Between 10 and 30 per cent of the people who start Diversion do not complete the program. Almost everyone we represent from the beginning of the case successfully completes the Diversion Program. We guide our clients through every step in the Diversion process. If the District Attorney believes that a person has violated or failed to perform the conditions of the Diversion Agreement, the District Attorney will issue an Order to Show Cause why Diversion should not be revoked. At the hearing, the State must prove that a violation has occurred. If the State proves that the defendant has not kept his or her promises, and the Court does not allow the defendant to stay in the Diversion program, the defendant will be convicted and sentenced for DUII. If the state proves a violation the Court can immediately impose a sentence. In Multnomah County the sentence will usually include 10 days in jail, a $1,000 fine, a one year drivers license suspension, as well as probation for at least 18 months, during which a person is required to complete an alcohol and drug evaluation and treatment, pay statutory fees and assessments and observe other restrictions and conditions. Even if the State proves a violation, the Court can still continue a person in the program. We have excellent results in keeping people in the diversion program even when violations have occurred. If you are convicted of DUII and fail to perform any of the requirements of probation, for example, not completing treatment or violating a probation condition (e.g. driving while suspended) you will receive a notice requiring you to appear in court for a hearing. At that hearing the judge will determine: (1) If there has been a probation violation, and, if so (2) What penalties should be imposed. Penalties for violations range from continuation and extension of probation, to revocation of probation and imposition of any remaining jail sentence. Often, sentences fall somewhere in between. We have success in keeping clients on probation and out of jail. When people fail to appear at a hearing the Court will issue a no bail bench warrant for the persons arrest. It is not unusual for people to wait in jail for a week to ten days before they appear in front of their sentencing judge. If you get a hearing notice, or you have already missed your hearing, contact an attorney immediately. We have good success in scheduling out of custody hearings and getting our clients out of jail after they have been arrested. Often, clients are charged with related offenses along with the DUII charge. The District Attorney can charge you with misdemeanor crimes even if the police officer did not give you a citation for that charge when you were arrested. In multiple charge cases we have to defend the related charges even if the client enters diversion on the DUII. The most frequent related charges are: 1) Reckless Driving 2) Careless Driving 3) Assault 4) Criminal Mischief 5) Recklessly Endangering Another Person 6) Failure to Perform the Duties of a Driver (Hit & Run) Property Damage 7) Failure to Perform the Duties of a Driver - Injury Accident 8) Driving While Suspended 9) Attempting to Elude a Police Officer 10) Manslaughter/Negligent Homicide. DUII / DUI / DWI ARE SERIOUS CRIMINAL CHARGES WITH SERIOUS POTENTIAL CONSEQUENCES. GET ADVICE FROM AN EXPERIENCED LAWYER BEFORE YOU MAKE ANY DECISIONS OR SAY ANYTHING TO ANYONE. While our principle law offices are in Portland and Gresham, Oregon we also represent persons charged with DUII, DUI, DWI, drunk driving, and other crimes in all Oregon counties and cities, including: Multnomah County, Washington County, Clackamas County, Marion County, Polk County, Tillamook County, Wilsonville, Salem, Tigard, Beaverton, Oregon City, St. Paul, Astoria, The Dalles, Rainier, Aurora, Seaside & Hillsboro. 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Gonzales: Did He Help Bush Keep His DUI Quiet? - Newsweek Periscope - MSNBC.com Skip navigation Newsweek Subscribe Now Periscope National News Politics World News International Ed. War in Iraq Business Enterprise Tech & Science Healthbeat Society Education Entertainment Tip Sheet Columnists Letters & Live Talks Multimedia/Photos Search the Site Search Archives U.S. News World News Business Sports Entertainment Tech / Science Health Weather Travel Blogs Etc. Local News Newsweek Multimedia News Video Most Popular NBC NEWS MSNBC TV Today Show Nightly News Meet the Press Dateline NBC Newsweek Home Periscope Gonzales: Did He Help Bush Keep His DUI Quiet? Mannie Garcia / Reuters Did Gonzales (right) get Bush off a DUI jury duty? By By Michael Isikoff Newsweek Jan. 31 issue - Senate Democrats put off a vote on White House counsel Alberto Gonzales's nomination to be attorney general, complaining he had provided evasive answers to questions about torture and the mistreatment of prisoners. But Gonzales's most surprising answer may have come on a different subject: his role in helping President Bush escape jury duty in a drunken-driving case involving a dancer at an Austin strip club in 1996. The judge and other lawyers in the case last week disputed a written account of the matter provided by Gonzales to the Senate Judiciary Committee. "It's a complete misrepresentation," said David Wahlberg, lawyer for the dancer, about Gonzales's account. Bush's summons to serve as a juror in the drunken-driving case was, in retrospect, a fateful moment in his political career: by getting excused from jury duty he was able to avoid questions that would have required him to disclose his own 1976 arrest and conviction for driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI) in Kennebunkport, Maine-an incident that didn't become public until the closing days of the 2000 campaign. (Bush, who had publicly declared his willingness to serve, had left blank on his jury questionnaire whether he had ever been "accused" in a criminal case.) Asked by Sen. Patrick Leahy to describe "in detail" the only court appearance he ever made on behalf of Bush, Gonzales-who was then chief counsel to the Texas governor-wrote that he had accompanied Bush the day he went to court "prepared to serve on a jury." While there, Gonzales wrote, he "observed" the defense lawyer make a motion to strike Bush from the jury panel "to which the prosecutor did not object." Asked by the judge whether he had "any views on this," Gonzales recalled, he said he did not. MOST-POPULAR ARTICLES Are You Working Yourself to Death? A Jesuit Bioethicist on Schiavo's Right to Die -> Catholicism: Inside the Secretive Opus Dei Jesus: The Epic Story of a Great Faith Vote: Should Terri Schiavo have the right to die? While Gonzales's account tracks with the official court transcript, it leaves out a key part of what happened that day, according to Travis County Judge David Crain. In separate interviews, Crain-along with Wahlberg and prosecutor John Lastovica-told NEWSWEEK that, before the case began, Gonzales asked to have an off-the-record conference in the judge's chambers. Gonzales then asked Crain to "consider" striking Bush from the jury, making the novel "conflict of interest" argument that the Texas governor might one day be asked to pardon the defendant (who worked at an Austin nightclub called Sugar's), the judge said. "He [Gonzales] raised the issue," Crain said. Crain said he found Gonzales's argument surprising, since it was "extremely unlikely" that a drunken-driving conviction would ever lead to a pardon petition to Bush. But "out of deference" to the governor, Crain said, the other lawyers went along. Wahlberg said he agreed to make the motion striking Bush because he didn't want the hard-line governor on his jury anyway. But there was little doubt among the participants as to what was going on. "In public, they were making a big show of how he was prepared to serve," said Crain. "In the back room, they were trying to get him off." Gonzales last week refused to waver. "Judge Gonzales has no recollection of requesting a meeting in chambers," a senior White House official said, adding that while Gonzales did recall that Bush's potential conflict was "discussed," he never "requested" that Bush be excused. "His answer to the Senate's question is accurate," the official said. 2006 Newsweek, Inc. Print this Email this MORE FROM NEWSWEEK PERISCOPE Newsweek Periscope Section Front . Karl Rove's Return: No Longer Lying Low . CW: Give Us Our Meds Edition . Meth Epidemic: Tennessee's Registry . Style: The Look of a World Leader . Hot Issue: Shadow Workers . 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Lawyer News Blog - Dwai Lawyer, Mesothelioma Lawyer, Divorce Lawyer, Immigration Lawyer, Lawyer Salary, Lawyer News Blog Spliting the differences Posted: Thursday, January 26, 2006 10:41:51 PM by Blog57 Team Category: Divorce Lawyers Breaking up is hard to do. And if you're getting divorced, it can be tough on your finances, too. A marital split is often a long and expensive process, so before anything else, make sure it's really what you want, experts in the financial intricacies of divorce say. Beyond the emotional costs, there are the often-exorbitant legal fees, the added costs of suddenly living single and the trials of untangling your soon-to-be ex-spouse's fortunes from yours. If you find you've reached a point of no return in your marriage, there are some things you should do to help assure you don't lose your shirt when you lose your spouse, financial pros say. One of the most important rules is to be aware of what you've got. "Very often we have one spouse or the other in control of the finances, and then when the divorce comes, the one in the dark is at a real disadvantage, because they just don't know what's there or how to access these things," said Ronald Sharp, a Michigan divorce attorney and author of the book Winning the Divorce War: How To Protect Your Best Interests.... Read more... Comments Trackbacks Permalink Related Blogs Brian Patton » Bristol Herald Endorsement “Factually” Incorrect a relative path: Bush Questioned In Plame Case. Lawyer Present. AHA News Blog: IS THERE A LAWYER IN THE HOUSE? Lawyer lauded for passion to equal justice Posted: Thursday, January 26, 2006 10:07:19 PM by Blog57 Team Category: Probate Lawyer PORTSMOUTH - Charles A. DeGrandpre of Portsmouth has been selected by the N.H. Bar Foundation board of directors as the 2006 Honorary Fellow for his commitment to providing equal access to justice for all New Hampshire residents. For well over two decades, DeGrandpre has served as a member and chairman of the IOLTA grants committee, as a member, vice chairman and chairman of the board of directors, and throughout the years he has championed "equal justice for all" with a contagious, unrelenting passion. DeGrandpre will be the guest of honor at the N.H. Bar Foundation fellows and donors reception at the Radisson Hotel/Center in Manchester on Thursday, Feb. 16, from 5:30 to 7 p.m., in conjunction with the groups mid-year meeting. "I became involved with the N.H. Bar Foundation because I believe in its goals to help the disadvantaged and to educate all our citizens about the law," DeGrandpre said.... Read more... Comments Trackbacks Permalink Moussaoui's lawyers may get pre-9/11 data Posted: Thursday, January 26, 2006 9:38:24 PM by Blog57 Team Category: Lawyers WASHINGTON - A federal judge has ordered the government to turn over to Zacarias Moussaoui's defense lawyers pre-Sept. 11 documents assessing the threat of an al-Qaida attack, calling the material "critical" to his coming trial, it was disclosed Wednesday. It could not immediately be determined whether the ruling by U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema of Alexandria, Va., will create a significant, 11th-hour snag over protection of classified data in the only U.S. prosecution to stem from the terrorist attacks. The ruling could create a legal showdown if it requires intelligence agencies to produce classified information that they consider too sensitive to release, even to defense lawyers with government security clearances. Jury selection is set to begin on Feb. 6, with opening statements slated for March 6 in a sentencing trial to determine whether Moussaoui, who pleaded guilty to six conspiracy counts last April, should live or die. Defense lawyers asked the court last week to compel the government to release the intelligence assessments and an array of other documents shedding light about what U.S.... Read more... Comments Trackbacks Permalink IMH board discusses technology business Posted: Thursday, January 26, 2006 9:02:52 PM by Blog57 Team Category: Business Lawyers To offset rising health care costs, the Ivinson Memorial Hospital Board of Directors tentatively approved to move forward yesterday with a plan to create a technology provider in the University of Wyomings new business incubator. With Shelby Bershinksy absent, the remaining board members approved to continue negations with Fortix, a private consulting company, with the intent of creating an Application Service Provider (ASP) that, if successful, could significantly enhance IMHs revenue and health care services. According to Quorum Resources and IMH chief financial officer Paul Zuidema, the ASP (Newcom) would allow regional hospitals to rent servers, storage space and network resources from IMH. Due to the size of IMH, Newcom would provide ASP services on the regional level. IMH officials predict that Newcom could have 13 Health Information System clients from Wyoming, Montana, Utah, Idaho, Colorado, North Dakota, South Dakota and Nebraska by 2010. The majority of Newcoms clients would be small, 10- to 50-bed hospitals, Zuidema said, of which there are about 200 in their target area. Preliminary estimates show that Newcom would create $3.84 million in revenue by the end of the 2007 fiscal year, with a net income of $571,400. With more and more hospitals buying into the IMH network, revenues and profits would continue to increase through 2008, 2009 and 2010. By 2010, IMH could see $7.69 million in revenue, with a net income of $3.36 million, according to Zuidema. Jon Benson, the Wyoming Technology Business Centers director, welcomed IMHs using the WTBCs resources to create Newcom. Its an idea I find very exciting, he said.... Read more... Comments Trackbacks Permalink Defense lawyers to be honored Posted: Thursday, January 26, 2006 5:41:32 PM by Blog57 Team Category: Criminal Lawyers When Donald Thompson was in law school in 1985, his mother sent him a Democrat and Chronicle article about the work of some of Rochester's best-known criminal defense lawyers. Highlighted was the work of Charles Crimi Sr., who died in 1989 and was well-known for his work on behalf of poor defendants. Today, Thompson is scheduled to receive the Charles F. Crimi Memorial Award from the New York State Bar Association at its annual meeting in New York City. This year he also received the Monroe County Bar Association's Charles F. Crimi Award, which, like its counterpart at the state Bar Association, recognizes those who are willing to aggressively represent the poor. "It's quite a compliment," Thompson said. "He was just finishing his career when I was starting mine." Also scheduled to be recognized today in New York City are Genesee County Public Defender Gary Horton, who will receive the David S.... Read more... Comments Trackbacks Permalink Moussaoui's lawyers still seek testimony that he's schizophrenic Posted: Thursday, January 26, 2006 5:35:37 PM by Blog57 Team Category: Immigration Lawyers Lawyers for admitted terrorist conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui want to call a doctor who will testify he has a major mental disorder, likely schizophrenia, in their bid to save him from the death penalty, according to court filings. Defense lawyers have long indicated they would like to introduce psychological testimony on his behalf, despite his insistence that he's perfectly sane, but their court filings Tuesday contained the most specific claim of illness and the first mention of schizophrenia in the record. A 37-year-old Frenchman of Moroccan descent, Moussaoui is the only person who has been charged in the United States as part of the Sept. 11, 2001 al-Qaida attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. Last April, he pleaded guilty to six conspiracy charges, but insisted he was not part of the Sept.... Read more... Comments Trackbacks Permalink Lawyers: Nothing illegal about phoning in to council meeting Posted: Thursday, January 26, 2006 4:43:58 PM by Blog57 Team Category: Georgia Lawyer The council vice president can participate in meetings via conference when he is deployed as an Air Force reservist to Georgia next month, the lawyer for the state League of Municipalities said Wednesday. Responding to a disagreement at a Parsippany council meeting, the league lawyer and the township's municipal attorney both said there is nothing illegal or unusual about public officials participating in public meetings by telephone. "It's kind of indirectly allowed in the Open Public Meetings Act," league attorney Deborah Kole said in referring to the 1975 state statute commonly known as the Sunshine Law. Parsippany Council President Rosemarie Agostini said Tuesday she would seek a legal interpretation after Council Vice President James Vigilante -- an Air Force reservist who will be deployed to Savannah, Ga., on Feb.... Read more... Comments Trackbacks Permalink Jury Finds Willful Infringement; Awards IMX More Than $5.7 Million ... - ag-IP Posted: Thursday, January 26, 2006 4:26:08 PM by Blog57 Team Category: Patent Lawyer SAN DIEGO, CA - DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary US LLP announced in a Wednesday press release that the firm successfully represented IMX Inc., a leading provider of technology solutions for the mortgage industry, in a patent dispute against LendingTree LLC. On January 23, following a two-week trial in the US District Court of Delaware, a jury rendered a verdict finding willful infringement of IMXs patent (US Patent No. 5,995,947), which provides an Internet-accessible, interactive, real-time network whereby borrowers and lenders exchange information in the pursuit of securing a loan. IMX was awarded $5,794,400 in damages and the company anticipates that the Court will issue an injunction to stop LendingTrees infringement. We are very pleased with the verdict, said Michele Buschman, acting CEO of IMX.... Read more... Comments Trackbacks Permalink Attorneys and Staff From Siket, Solis & Maher Law Firm Join Cohen & Grigsby Posted: Thursday, January 26, 2006 3:38:24 PM by Blog57 Team Category: Bankruptcy Lawyers Cohen & Grigsby P.C. is pleased to announce that the lawyers and staff formerly with Siket, Solis & Maher, P.L. of Naples, Florida have recently joined the firm. Attorneys Andrew G. Siket, Andrew I. Solis, Ellen S. Maher, Maria I. Barbosa, and David T. Lupo, along with their support staff, have all joined Cohen & Grigsby. According to the Firm's president, Jack W. Elliott, "The joining of Siket, Solis & Maher's attorneys and staff is a key component of our strategic plan for Southwest Florida. Since opening its first Florida office in 2001, the firm has experienced exponential growth, particularly in the Naples area," said Elliott. "We are pleased that expanding our core group of legal services will enable us to better serve our clients in the area. Of course, our firm's fundamental commitment will continue to drive all of our Florida operations: understanding the business, mission and goals of each of our clients, and, consequently, providing our clients with high-quality legal services to assist in meeting those goals." Andrew G.... Read more... Comments Trackbacks Permalink High Court to Hear Lethal-Injection Case Posted: Thursday, January 26, 2006 3:05:46 PM by Blog57 Team Category: Florida Lawyers The Supreme Court agreed yesterday to decide when death row inmates may challenge lethal injection as a method of capital punishment, in a surprise decision issued after the justices dramatically stopped the execution of a Florida prisoner who was already strapped to a gurney preparing to die. Clarence E. Hill, 48, convicted of murdering a Pensacola police officer in 1982, had refused a final meal and needles had punctured his arm when the Supreme Court stayed his execution. The court said it would hear his claim that he should have an opportunity to argue that his civil rights would be violated because the chemicals used to execute him would cause excessive pain. .... Read more... Comments Trackbacks Permalink More posts from the past 7 days Thursday, January 26, 2006 Calif. 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