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ADP - Driving Under-the-Influence (DUI) Program California Home ADP Home About Us Alcohol / Drug Programs Career Opportunities Contact ADP Comments / Complaints Director's Web Site Related Web Sites Resource Center Site Map Driving Under-the-Influence (DUI) Program Note: The documents below are downloadable in PDF format only, requiring use of the free Adobe Acrobat Reader. If needed, click here to download and install Reader prior to attempting to download documents. Driving Under-the-Influence Program Directory - a full statewide listing of licensed service providers, grouped by county (Adobe Acrobat PDF format; 281KB) Fact Sheets Driving Under-the-Influence (DUI) Frequently Asked Questions An Overview of California's Driving Under-the-Influence Program Overview of California's Driving Under-the-Influence Program Licensing Process Driving Under-the-Influence (DUI) Statistics California Association of Drinking Driver Treatment Programs (CADDTP) Requirements for Licensure Title 9, California Code of Regulations, Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 9795) Health and Safety Code, Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 11836) Process for Submitting a Complaint Against a Licensed DUI Program - -- Forms Transfer Form Quarterly Licensing Fee and Participant Enrollment Report Forms: Three-Month Form Six-Month Form Eighteen-Month Form Thirty-Month Form Wet Reckless Form DUI Related Sites California Association of Drinking Driver Treatment Programs (CADDTP) My CA Back to Top of Page Conditions of Use | Privacy Notice | Email Webmaster 2004 State of California

Massachusetts Drunk Driving Lawyer - MA DUI OUI DWI Defense Attorney - law Massachusetts Drunk Driving Lawyer Russell Matson's Massachusetts OUI law DUI DWI Defense Don't let your Massachusetts DUI Ruin Your Life Yes, there is a Massachusetts drunk driving attorney you can talk to, who understands what you want, who is interested in you and your business, who promptly returns your phone calls and emails, and who knows how to get results. You have found that attorney. Call my cell phone 24 hours (781) 964-4898. Click above to hear an audio message from Mass DUI Attorney Russ Matson. Search this Site NEWS: Sat, 12/31/05 : My Op/Ed piece should be in today's Quincy Patriot Ledger. Look for it! 12/27/05 : I was quoted in an article in the East Bay Newspapers/ Swansea News . 10/28/05 : Melanie's Law is signed, increasing a number of Massachusetts OUI penalties and creating some brand new OUI laws . Call me to figure out how this may affect your case Additional comments on Melanie's Bill /Law - specifically on the issue of proving multiple OUI offenses. 9/25/05 : I comment on Melanie's Law - proposed changes to Massachusetts Drunk Driving Laws. 7/28/05 : I am quoted in today's Boston Herald article on drunk driving defense lawyers. I am certified as a trainer on how to perform the same field sobriety tests the police use everyday. I will use this knowledge to defend your legal rights. If you've been stopped for an OUI, I've got inside information you need. Call me for a free consultation. There's no obligation. "Now that you've come into contact with the law, you've found out the dirty little secret. Anyone drinking and driving is subject to arrest, whether or not it was affecting their driving ability. But being arrested does not mean you will be convicted." Do Not Plead Guilty to Anything Before Reading This SURVIVAL INFORMATION Do not answer any questions other than name and address. Do not agree to perform roadside tests. Do not agree to blow into a handheld breath tester. Do not agree to any breath or blood test. BE POLITE. PRODUCE REQUESTED DOCUMENTS. Attorney Russell Matson is a recognized authority in the areas of Massachusetts Drunk Driving / DUI law, criminal law, motor vehicle law, registry and driver's license issues. Arrested for a DUI in MA? READ THIS PAGE FIRST : When you've been arrested for a Massachusetts OUI and you don't think it's fair, you need a lawyer who can protect your rights... [more] Ten Mistakes How to avoid the 10 biggest mistakes most people make after being arrested for DUI. Lawyer Mistakes The Top 9 Mistakes Lawyers Make in Drunk Driving Cases. . . And How To Avoid Them Massachusetts Drunk Driving Laws Mass put new OUI laws in effect on 10/28/05 (Melanie's Law). Make sure you and your lawyer understand the current MA DUI laws. Case Tips 50 Things YOU Need to Know about Your DUI Case that NO ONE is Telling You Attorney Fees . What you will be charged and methods of payment. Massachusetts OUI - Drugs - Operating Under the Influence of Drugs Charge Massachusetts OUI Courts. Information about the Courts that handle Massachusetts OUI cases in MA and Greater Boston MA OUI Court Pages . New ! Listen to Attorney Matson's DUI Podcast . Call anytime for a free consultation about any drunk driving / OUI legal issue. (781)964-4898. Massachusetts DUI laws FAQ Frequently Asked Questions about Massachusetts DUI laws 13 Reasons to Fight your DUI! Don't plead guilty before reading this. DUI Legal Challenges Here is how knowing Massachusetts DUI laws and investigating cases has helped previous clients in these sample cases. Police Mistakes Mistakes the police make . . . and how they can help you. What Can I Do to Save My License? Fight to save your license! Never risk driving with a suspended license. I will guarantee first offenders that I can help you get a limited hardship license . Click for details. What Happens After a Massachusetts DWI Arrest? There are usually both Motor Vehicle and Court Proceedings to which you must attend. Do not let your rights expire by inaction. Massachusetts Alcohol Education Classes MA DUI 1st & 2nd Offender Programs, BSAS Approved Providers Attorney Information My specific DUI expertise and contact info. Find a DWI DUI Drunk Driving Lawyer in your state. Resource Directory - Law Links DUI in the News Press contact info & press releases. Attorney Matson is available for his opinion on Massachusetts OUI laws. Other Criminal Defense needs Calculate Your BAC (Blood Alcohol Content) MA DUI Training Research - FST Manual & Resources Mass Traffic Ticket ? Help with MA traffic violations, criminal and civil. Contact Us - Submit your case information. 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Drunk Driving Laws

DUI Gulag...MADD's political agenda to force prohibition VIRTUAL PROHIBITION IN THE NEW MILLENNIUM Drunk driving is stupid, dangerous, unacceptable, criminal behavior. We all agree that drunk driving is bad...but what happens when our DUI laws reach the point where hundreds of thousands of American citizens are being criminalized each year for "drunk driving" even though they were not impaired at the time of their arrests? What happens when our laws reach the point where eating yeast bread or a pack of M&Ms can produce an Intoxilizer reading that results in a citizen being arrested for DUI? Despite what MADD propaganda would have you believe, in 1996 only .0000143 percent of the American population was killed in so-called "alcohol related" motor vehicle accidents where someone had a blood alcohol content as high as 0.10% . Government statistics indicate that each year more people die as a result of accidental drowning in America than die in low BAC related motor vehicle accidents. A recent study at a major U.S. university found that low BAC drinking drivers pose far less danger to public safety than do non-drinking drivers who have sleep apnea. In fact, your chances of being killed as a direct result of medical malpractice is 28 times higher than your chances of being killed in a motor vehicle accident involving a low BAC driver. Despite the extremely low statistical threat to public safety posed by low BAC drinking drivers, more than 600,000 low BAC drivers are arrested and convicted for "drunk driving" in America each year. Once arrested these otherwise law-abiding citizens are subjected to imprisonment; forced to pay huge fines and court costs; forced to pay the costs of probation; suffer unjust property forfeitures; forced to attend political re-education camps; subjected to psychological testing; forced to engage in involuntary forced labor; suffer government sponsored public humiliation; suffer the loss of driving privileges; suffer loss of respect for the courts and their government; suffer the loss of their jobs; their self esteem; and the destruction of their families. This unfortunate state of affairs has been foisted upon America by an anti-alcohol, political action organization known as Mothers Against Drunk Driving, (MADD). If you make your living in the restaurant and hospitality industry, you need to read this website. Your ability to make a living is in jeopardy because of MADD! If you enjoy good conversation over a beer at a public house, or wine with your dinner at a restaurant you need to read this website. Your liberties are in jeopardy because of MADD! If you dont think that drinking beer or wine or spirits in moderation is morally wrong or socially unacceptable you need to read this website. Your freedom to make responsible decisions is in jeopardy because of MADD! Finally and most importantly, if you are philosophically opposed to your government arresting and convicting hundreds of thousands of innocent people each year for a crime they did not commit, you need to read this website. Your rights as a free citizen are in jeopardy because of MADD! Read this simple solution to many of our nation's problems. "The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there arent enough criminals, one makes them. One declares so many things to be a crime that it becomes impossible for men to live without breaking laws. Who wants a nation of law-abiding citizens? What's there in that for anyone? But just pass the kind of laws that can neither be observed nor objectively interpreted-and you can create a nation of law-breakers--and then you cash in on guilt." Ayn Rand ATLAS SHRUGGED Sign Our Guestbook View Our Guestbook email the webmaster PURPOSE, DISCLAIMER AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Arizona DUI Laws |

Arizona DUI Attorney - Arizona DUI Laws Attorney Lawyer Phoenix DUI Drunk Driving Defense Extreme Penalties In Scottsdale Arizona DUI Attorney Ed Loss | Arizona DUI Laws | Site Map Home | Free Case Evaluation | About Ed | DUI FAQ's | Attorney Fees | DUI Case Examples Contact Us / Directions | Blood Test Issues | Save Your License! | DUI Publications & Articles | DUI Links Things To Consider When Shopping For An Arizona DUI Attorney All lawyers are not equal, and some will try to con you. Beware of the overextended lawyer. Questions To Ask Types And Amounts Of Attorneys Fees When seeking an attorney to defend your Arizona DUI case, keep in mind a number of considerations. All lawyers are not equal, and some will try to con you. Some lawyers have reputations for always pleading their clients out. This type of lawyer is a non-threat to prosecutors. Beware of the following sales pitch from this type of lawyer: SCENARIO: This is your first DUI in Phoenix Municipal Court. You blew a 0.099 on the Intoxilyzer 5000. You are charged with DUI with a BAC of 0.080 or higher, and DUI while impaired to the slightest degree. SALES PITCH FROM LAWYER WHO WILL TAKE YOUR MONEY AND SELL YOU OUT : "I can get you a deal. I will get the prosecutor to drop one of the DUI charges in exchange for you pleading guilty to the other. You will only have to do one day in Sheriff Joe's 'Tent City'." ANALYSIS : Tell that lawyer thanks for nothing. The reality is, this hypothetical client would likely be offered that exact deal with or without a lawyer. Such a "deal" (which by the way is no deal at all) requires NO work whatsoever on the attorney's part, other than showing up to court. Depending on how the case plays out, this may be the best deal the prosecutor will offer without going to trial (keep in mind that it is against the law for prosecutors to plea bargain DUIs without a good reason)... however, an attorney who tries to sell you this "deal" at the initial meeting is one to look out for. About Lawyer Ed Loss Arizona DUI Frequently Asked Questions Prevent Your DMV License Suspension Selecting the Right Attorney Sample Cases DUI Publications & Articles Free DUI Case Evaluation Contact Ed Loss Name: E-Mail: Phone: Comments: DUI Attorney Fees Field Sobriety Tests Blood Alcohol Calculator Arizona DUI Court Information Phoenix Blood Test Information Breath Testing Information In Scottsdale Arizona Drunk Driving Defense Arizona DUI Laws Extreme DUI Penalties DUI Links DUI Seminars Contact Us / Directions Prosecutors often give deals because they are afraid of losing (although some prosecutors, due to policy restraints, will never give deals in Arizona DUI cases). An attorney who will never take them to trial and make them prove their case is not a threat. If the lawyer is more interested in your money than in winning, best to let somebody else be his/her sucker. Beware of the overextended lawyer. If an attorney has too many DUI cases without the firm resources to back them up, they will not be able to do a good job on all of their cases. How do lawyers get overextended? It's not from being too good. The good ones get plenty of referrals, and simply raise their rates rather than taking more clients. The ones to watch out for are the ones with rock bottom fees, who are forced to take massive numbers of cases because some phone book salesperson or TV advertising rep talked them into buying tens of thousands of dollars of monthly advertising. A lawyer with a single full-page ad in a large metro- area telephone book will have to gross an estimated extra $60,000.00 in fees just to pay for the ad. A lawyer with just one 3-page ad in the large Metro yellow page book will pay upwards of $18,000.00 per month for that ad (and that's just yellow and black, no color). Then they have to pay the extra staff that it takes to screen the hundreds of extra monthly phone calls, pay for computers, telephones and space for that staff. Then, on top of that, they have to take in even more clients to make a profit on that one ad. You get the idea. Be careful of paying lawyers for their saturation marketing rather than their skill, expertise, and attention. You want an attorney to whom you are more than just a number. Ask your lawyer several questions to determine his/her method, motivation and style of practice: a) What percentage of your cases are DUIs? It is literally a full-time job keeping up with current DUI law and science, and serving DUI clients in a professional, complete and conscientious manner. Ideally, the attorney you select should devote 95% or greater of his/her time to defending impaired driving charges. At a minimum, the DUI defense lawyer should spend at least half of his/her time on DUIs. An attorney who does personal injury, divorce, bankruptcy, wills and DUI (although probably a good attorney and a good person) is not going to serve all of his/her clients well all of the time. Even a full time criminal defense lawyer who defends all kinds of crimes may not be able to turn over every stone in your DUI case. The law is too vast and complex for one person to conquer all areas. b) What percentage of your DUI (and other criminal cases) cases plead guilty to a non-reduced charge? Keep in mind that you don't necessarily need an attorney to plead guilty as charged. Some so-called DUI defense lawyers plead 100% of their DUI clients out, without so much as a reduction to a lesser charge or a break in sentencing. THE LA CONGA LINE: A Spoof PICTURE THIS... a jubilant lawyer, slicked out in an expensive suit strolls into court with 7 private clients on the docket. The first client puts her hands on the lawyer's hips from behind. The next client lines up behind the first client, and puts his hands on her hips. This continues until all 7 clients are in line behind the lawyer. The lawyer then dances towards the judge and prosecutor to the beat of an Afro-Cuban rhythm. Just like the Conga dance, the clients in turn march towards the judge... "da da ta ta ta ta... GUILTY" "da da ta ta ta ta GUILTY." c) How many DUI cases have you handled in the last couple of years? The law changes constantly. Although a lawyer may have handled thousands of cases years ago, it is their most recent experience that assures they are tune with the law, the courts and the prosecutors. Beware of the lawyer you have to dust off. d) What DUI specific training do you have? Some have been prosecutors. Some cops. Some have undergone training in alcohol science or field testing. Some have simply read a book. Some regularly network and strategize with other dedicated DUI lawyers through forums like the National College for DUI Defense and various other groups, while others do nothing. e) What kind of stamina and support staff do you have? This question, while in the past irrelevant, is becoming increasingly important in Arizona DUI cases. A new court rule says that all DUI cases must either conclude by a plea bargain or go to trial within 6 months from their start date. This didn't use to be the case. Your attorney must now have the energy and resources to litigate your case in a compressed time-frame. Arizona DUI Attorneys ' Fee Range and Structures: Lawyers who defend DUI cases charge a wide range of fees, in a variety of structures. Because there is such a large range, it may be helpful to interview several lawyers with various fee ranges to discern their differences. The rules of ethics governing lawyer conduct prohibit lawyers from representing clients on a contingent fee basis in DUI cases. Therefore, no competent DUI lawyer will enter into an agreement where the client pays only if the lawyer wins. Other than that limitation, you will find a wide range of fees structures and billing practices among DUI defense attorneys. The most common fee structure is the flat fee. Under this arrangement, the client pays a predetermined amount up-front. This covers the entire matter, no matter how much work it requires, and no matter if it goes to trial or is settled without litigation. A variation of this structure splits the flat fee into several phases. For instances, an attorney may charge a flat fee for everything up until a jury trial, and then charge an additional fee if the case proceeds to a trial. For a first time misdemeanor Arizona DUI charge, expect fees from $3,000.00 to $15,000.00. For felony DUIs, expect fees from $15,000.00 to upwards of $25,000.00, plus the costs and expert witness fees. Other lawyers will charge an hourly rate, say $350.00 per hour . They will ask for an initial retainer up front, and then bill against that retainer as the work is done. When the original retainer is exhausted, they then ask the client to replenish it with new money. Some lawyers are willing to accept payment plans or adjust their fees to accommodate a client's financial need. Others ask for the entire fee up front or in a couple large payments. There are no rules governing this area, and the lawyer is free to offer whatever payment structure he/she deems best. Browse Pages By Topic: Page 01 Page 02 Page 03 Page 04 DISCLAIMER: The foregoing is not to be construed as legal advice to or for any specific individual. Always seek the advice of counsel for specific legal problems. 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D.W.I.

Untitled Document Contents The DWI Detection Guide Explanations of the 24 driving cues Summary A description of post-stop cues thatare predictive of DWI Introduction More than a million people have died in traffic crashes in the UnitedStates since 1966, the year of the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle SafetyAct, which led to the creation of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration,or NHTSA. During the late 1960s and early 1970s more than 50,000 people lost theirlives each year on our nation's streets, roads and highways. Traffic safetyhas improved considerably since that time: the annual death toll has declinedsubstantially, even though the numbers of drivers, vehicles, and miles drivenall have increased. When miles traveled are considered, the likelihood ofbeing killed in traffic during the 1960s was three to four times what itis today. The proportion of all crashes in which alcohol is involved also has declined.The declines in crash risk and the numbers of alcohol-involved crashes areattributable to several factors, including the effectiveness of public informationand education programs, traffic safety legislation, a general aging of thepopulation, and law enforcement effort. NHTSA research contributed to the improved condition, in part, by providingpatrol officers with useful and scientifically valid information concerningthe behaviors that are most predictive of impairment. Continued enforcementof DWI laws will be a key to saving lives in the future. For this reason,NHTSA sponsored research leading to the development of a new DWI detectionguide and training materials, including a new training video. Many thingshave changed since 1979, but like the original training materials, the newdetection guide describes a set of behaviors that can be used by officersto detect motorists who are likely to be driving while impaired. Building upon the previous NHTSA study, the researchers interviewed officersfrom across the United States and developed a list of more than 100 drivingcues that have been found to predict blood alcohol concentrations, or BACs,of 0.08 percent or greater. The list was reduced to 24 cues during threefield studies involving hundreds of officers and more than 12,000 enforcementstops. The driving behaviors identified by the officers are presented inthe following four categories: 1) Problems in maintaining proper lane position, 2 ) Speed and braking problems, 3) Vigilance problems, and 4) Judgment problems. The cues presented in these categories predict that a driver is DWI atleast 35 percent of the time. For example, if you observe a driver to beweaving or weaving across lane lines, the probability of DWI is more than.50, or 50 percent. However, if you observe either of the weaving cues andany other cue listed in this booklet, the probability of DWI jumps to atleast .65, or 65 percent. Observing any two cues other than weaving indicatesa probability of DWI of at least 50 percent, although some cues, such asswerving, accelerating for no reason, and driving on other than the designatedroadway, have single-cue probabilities greater than 70 percent. Generally,the probability of DWI increases substantially when a driver exhibits morethan one of the cues. The research suggests that these training materials will be helpful toofficers in: Detecting impaired motorists, Articulating observed behaviors on arrest reports, and Supporting officers' expert testimony. Back to Top