National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Recommends States to Lower BAC from .08 to .05 for DUIs
May 18, 2013
Recently the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) announced that they are recommending that all states lower the blood alcohol content from .08 to .05 to constitute drunk driving. They claim tha...
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Michigan Relative Adoption
May 06, 2013
RELATIVE ADOPTION
Adopting a child can be one of the most rewarding and emotionally-fulfilling experiences. It can also be a very complex and stressful undertaking. There is a lot that goes into adopt...
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Driving While License Suspended (DWLS)
May 06, 2013
In Michigan, you can be guilty of the offense of Driving While License Suspended (DWLS) if you operate a motor vehicle on a public roadway or areas generally accessible to the public, if any of the f...
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Michigan Implied Consent Law
Mar 29, 2013
In Michigan, whether you are a licensed driver or not, you are deemed to have given your consent simply by driving a car on a public roadway to submit to chemical testing (breath, blood, or urine) fo...
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FST-- One-Legged Stand and the Preliminary Breath Test (PBT)
Mar 29, 2013
FST-- One-legged Stand (OLS) and the Preliminary Breath Test (PBT)
This is the third and final standardized field sobriety test we will be discussing. It is known as the one-legged stand and the drive...
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Field Sobriety Tests (FST)-- Walk-and-Turn
Mar 29, 2013
This is the second of the three field sobriety tests that we will be discussing in detail. This one requires standardized instructions. The subject is instructed to perform nine steps touching heel-t...
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Field Sobriety Tests (FST)-- Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus )HGN)
Mar 29, 2013
The HGN supposedly detects an involuntary jerking of the eye (nystagmus) while the eyes attempt to follow a stimulus. In other words, it involves the eye following an object to determine characterist...
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Field Sobriety Tests (FST)
Mar 29, 2013
Field Sobriety Tests (FST) are a series of test established by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to help police officers determine when a driver is at or above the legal limit...
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Michigan Drunk Driving Charges and Penalties
Mar 29, 2013
In Michigan there are four types of drunk driving offense which carry various penalties. The four types of offenses for drunk or impaired driving that you can be charged with in Michigan are: 1) Oper...
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Michigan Sentencing Guidelines
Mar 29, 2013
The Michigan Sentencing Guidelines were created by the state legislature to give judges a range on how to sentence someone convicted of a felony. A lot of factors are considered and weighed into the ...
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