Drunk Driving Laws: Impaired Driver Care Management Programs

April 16th, 2014
This is the first of a three-part installment on IDCMPs as they relate to NH drunk driving laws. Under New Hampshire drunk driving laws, any person convicted of DWI, whether by guilty plea or after a trial, has to complete the Impaired Driver Care Ma… Read More

Driving Under the Influence of Marijuana

February 18th, 2014
The NY Times reports that most people who drive under the influence of marijuana, if stopped and tested, will pass the standard field sobriety tests. The articles reports: “In a 2012 study published in the journal Psychopharmacology, only 30 pe… Read More

NH House Votes Wed. on Legalizing Marijuana

January 15th, 2014
On Wednesday, for personal use. Anyone over 21 could possess up to an ounce of marijuana without violating any NH criminal law. Of course, the State of Colorado has made news across the world by legalizing possession of marijuana and allowing private… Read More

Can Drunk Driving be Excused by an Emergency Situation?

December 4th, 2013
This week, the ABA Journal reports on a case out of Canada where a judge found the accused not guilty, even though he did drive drunk, because an emergency compelled him to drive his injured friend to the hospital for medical treatment. His friend ha… Read More

NH Legislature Debating Whether to Allow Ignition Interlock for First Time Offenders

December 2nd, 2013
I field calls every day from people who have been arrested for DWI. By far, the number one question that people ask the DWI defense lawyers in our firm every day is: If I get convicted of DWI or a lesser offense and the Court suspends my driver’… Read More

Many Charged with DWI in NH Now Facing Ignition Interlock

October 10th, 2013
Under a new law, the Department of Safety can schedule a hearing and require ignition interlock for a person convicted of DWI 1st offense. Ignition interlock is the device that is installed in vehicle at driver’s expense, requires the driver to… Read More

Concord, NH Police Dept Announces DWI ("Sobriety") Checkpoints July 2013

July 19th, 2013
The Concord Police Department has issued a press release, announcing that the Concord Police Department and the “Merrimack County DUI Task Force” will conduct a “Sobriety Checkpoint” starting as soon as this Monday – … Read More

Tilton, Northfield, Belmont NH Police Announce DWI Checkpoints July 2013

July 12th, 2013
The Tilton, Northfield and Belmont Police Departments have announced they will run DWI (“sobriety”) checkpoints between July 19 and July 28, 2013. This is an unusually large block of time, within which the checkpoints will probably only r… Read More

Feds Seek to Reduce Nationwide DWI Legal Limit to .05 Blood Alcohol Concentration

May 15th, 2013
This week, the National Transportation Safety Board made its official recommendation that all 50 States adopt a new legal limit of .05 percent blood alcohol concentration. This would be nothing less than a foolhardy attempt to return the days of Proh… Read More

DWI Roadblocks ("Sobriety Checkpoints") coming to Portsmouth, NH this weekend

May 14th, 2013
Thinking about meeting up with friends or family in Portsmouth for dinner and drinks this weekend? Better get a designated driver, or find a new venue. According to Foster’s Daily Democrat, Portsmouth’s police chief has announced that so-… Read More
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