The Government in Your Dashboard
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) thinks states ought to require ignition interlock as a condition of driving for anyone convicted of DWI, including first-time offenders. So does the U.S. […]
December 11, 2012
Private Clubs and Public Vehicular Areas
Is the parking lot of a private social club a public vehicular area for purposes of North Carolina’s impaired driving laws? Yes, in most circumstances, it is. Public vehicular areas […]
November 29, 2012
Limited Driving Privileges Following Out-of-State DWI Convictions
I’ve written several posts (the latest one here) about the availability of a limited driving privilege for a person whose driver’s license is revoked upon conviction of impaired driving in […]
November 20, 2012
The Requirement that Medical Providers Withdraw Blood in Implied Consent Cases
WRAL news reported last week that a Selma police officer had been placed on administrative leave after he allegedly handcuffed an emergency room nurse who refused to withdraw blood from […]
October 25, 2012
Limited Driving Privileges Following Revocations for Willful Refusals
Several earlier posts (here, here and here) address the availability of a limited driving privilege for a person whose driver’s license is revoked upon conviction of impaired driving. Such a […]
September 11, 2012
DWI and Serious Injury to More than One Person
Y’all may be tired of reading about sentencing in impaired driving cases, particularly if you’ve read this entire bulletin. But I’m hoping the reader-market will bear a few more sentencing-related […]
August 23, 2012
State v. Osterhoudt and motions procedures in implied consent cases
Jeff wrote earlier this week about the court of appeals’ opinion in State v. Osterhoudt (August 21, 2012). Jeff’s post dealt with the court’s substantive analysis of whether the police […]
August 15, 2012
All You Ever Wanted to Know about DWI Sentencing But Were Afraid to Ask
I’ve heard folks say that there is criminal law . . . and then there is impaired driving law. What I think they mean is that while impaired driving is, […]
July 17, 2012
Authorization for Continuous Alcohol Monitoring Expanded by S.L. 2012-146
Five years ago, the General Assembly authorized judges to require that defendants placed on probation for a Level One or Level Two impaired driving offense abstain from consuming alcohol for […]
June 21, 2012
Notice of Implied Consent Rights: West Coast Edition
Two earlier posts (here and here) explore whether North Carolina’s implied consent statutes or the U.S. Constitution require that notice of implied consent rights be provided in language that a […]
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