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Posted By DUI Attorney Charles R. Green
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21-Dec-2019
In Missouri a driver convicted twice of DUI or a comparable alcohol-related offense within a five-year period faces a Five Year Denial of his or her Missouri Driving Privileges, A Driver convicted three or more times faces a Ten Year Denial. Previously the Driver would have to wait two or three years before asking the Court to consider granting Hardship Privileges. In 2013 the laws were changed, ...
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Posted By Charles Green
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14-Dec-2019
Kansas City, Missouri DUI Lawyer Under Missouri Implied Consent laws any person operating a motor vehicle implicitly gives their consent to submit to a test to determine their blood alcohol content when arrested for Driving Under the Influence (DUI) of alcohol, drugs, or a combination of the two when requested to do so by law enforcement. What Constitutes a DUI Refusal in Missouri? Withdrawal of ...
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Posted By DUI Lawyer Charles Green
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5-Dec-2019
As the holiday season arrives, some advice on staying safe, ( and jail-free ) It's Holiday Season so that means Christmas parties, work parties, a night out on the town, concert, movie, meeting up with some friends, and maybe having a drink or two. Easiest way to avoid a DWI? Designate a driver or take a taxi or Uber home. The reality is that this doesn't always happen, and that next drink may ...
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Posted By Attorney Charles Green
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5-Oct-2019
Under the DUI Implied Consent Laws in Kansas any person operating a motor vehicle impliedly gives their consent to submit to a test to determine their blood alcohol content when arrested for Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) or Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol, Drugs, or a combination of the two (DUI). Withdrawal of this consent by not agreeing to give a sample of your blood, breath, or urine ...
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Posted By Charles R. Green
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5-Sep-2019
In it's recent ruling Creecy v. Kansas Department of Revenue, No. 117,035, the Kansas Supreme Court declared unconstitutional a provision of state law requiring all Kansas Drivers charged with DUI in Kansas to pay a $50 fee as part of the requirement for requesting a DUI Drivers License Hearing in Kansas. Mr. Jay Norton, Esq., of Norton Hare, L.L.C., of Overland Park, argued the case successfully ...
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Posted By DUI Attorney Charles R. Green
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6-Jul-2019
What is Driving Under the Influence of Drugs (DUI Drugs) in Kansas? Driving While Under the Influence of Drugs is an area of law enforcement that has grown exponentially over the past few years. Traditionally the laws applied to Drivers under the influence of illegal substances such as amphetamine, opiates, painkillers, cocaine or marijuana. However the focus of law enforcement has shifted to ...
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Posted By DWI Defense Attorney Charles Green
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17-May-2019
So... you are stopped late at night at a DUI Checkpoint in Missouri or Kansas or for a traffic violation / speeding/ improper tags/ improper lane use, etc. and asked; 'Have you had anything to drink tonight?' , if your answer is yes, you are in for the worst pop quiz of your life : the DUI / DWI Field Sobriety Tests. The Big Three: The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has ...
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Posted By Attorney Charles R. Green
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5-Jan-2019
In defending Driving Under the Influence (DUI) charges in Kansas it is not unusual to have a client also charged with Transporting an Open Container of Alcohol or 'TOC' in addition to the DUI charge itself. Here is a brief look at the Kansas Open Container law. Transportation of liquor or an 'Alcoholic Beverage' in an opened container (T.O.C.) is a misdemeanor in Kansas under K.S.A. 8-1599. This ...
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