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Category Archives: Ignition Interlock
The National Transportation Safety Board, a federal safety commission headquartered in Washington, DC recently recommended that all states require and mandate ignition interlock devices (IID’s) for first time convicted DUI/drunk drivers. “Every state should require all convicted drunk drivers, including … Continue reading
A new provision in Alabama’s DUI law, which was supposed to take effect on September 1, 2012, is stalled until “the kinks can get worked out”. The Alabama legislature recently enacted stiff ignition interlock penalties for drivers convicted of drunk … Continue reading
Starting Sunday July 1st, a new DUI law in Virginia took effect. Under this new law, first time DUI/drunk driving offenders will now be required to have ignition interlock devices (IID) installed on their cars after a first offense conviction. … Continue reading
On April 26, 2012, the South Carolina Senate amended and adopted as a “committee bill” S.746. S.746 has now been sent over to the South Carolina House of Representatives criminal law subcommittee for review. Significant changes for first offense DUI/drunk … Continue reading
One significant provision of the re-written DUI law in South Carolina in 2009 was the requirement that on a 2nd or subsequent conviction for DUI/DUAC within a ten year period, the person must have installed on any motor vehicle they … Continue reading
I have blogged several times before about the push from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration for automotive technology that will supposedly keep a car from starting if the driver is drunk or has consumed excessive amount s of alcohol. … Continue reading
One provision of the rewritten DUI law in South Carolina in 2009 was the requirement that upon a 2nd or subsequent conviction for DUI/DUAC within a ten year period, the person must have installed on any motor vehicle they drive … Continue reading
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Tagged Alcohol Detector, Breathalyzer, DWI, Ignition Interlock, OWI
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I have blogged and commented before about the nightmare of ignition interlock devices. In the re-written DUI law in South Carolina in 2009, a key provision was that the judge on a DUI 2nd or above conviction no longer has … Continue reading
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Tagged BAC, DUI, DWI, Ignition Interlock, OWI, South Carolina
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