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The State Police have announced that they have obtained authorization for a so-called “Sobriety Checkpoint” – a dragnet used to detect impaired drivers that often results in arrests for other crimes such as drug possession or drivin… Read More

Can the authorities in NH prosecute a person for operating a riding lawnmower while intoxicated? Man Arrested in Minnesota for Mowing While Intoxicated A Minnesota newspaper reported yesterday that authorities there arrested a man for operating a rid… Read More

Recently, we have posted a lot of information about the new Restricted License law on our site, here, and here, and here. In the last three days, we have received coverage in the , and on . Monday is the first day that drivers, under suspension for a… Read More

Those of you who have been reading this blog know that a major change in the law is coming very soon… effective January 1, 2016, New Hampshire will finally make available to drivers convicted of DWI, a “restricted license,” 45 days… Read More

On January 1, 2016, HB 0496, the new law allowing restricted licenses for certain DWI offenders goes into effect. This is great news for many people who may be able to keep their jobs, stay in school, or keep up with their medical appointments by dri… Read More

Could a new touch sensor device for installation in automobiles, championed by NHTSA officials, put an end to drunk driving? NHTSA Champions New BAC Sensing Technology Yesterday,a Washington Post article reported that federal officials have endorsed… Read More

In an important decision today, a 6-3 majority of the United States Supreme Court held that a police officer must release a motorist after the officer has resolved the underlying purpose of the motor vehicle stop. Rodriguez v. United States (US Supre… Read More

In Lokk v. CMI, Inc., a case decided by the Kentucky Court of Appeals on February 27, 2015, the Court thwarted an attempt by defendants in several Georgia DWI cases from obtaining the source code for the Intoxilyzer 5000 breath testing machine –… Read More