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Nearly 300,000 Washington drivers have had their licenses suspended for not paying multiple traffic tickets, and if they want to get them back, they have to run a gauntlet that includes collection agents and a patchwork system of courts. Many have now turned to King County re-licensing court to begin to dig out of the… Continue Reading »

Those arrested for drunken driving will see their cars impounded in a new law that went into effect last Friday. If arrested for a DUI contact your Seattle DUI Lawyer at SQ Attorneys immediately. There also is a mandatory 12-hour hold at towing companies before a vehicle can be released. It’s all part of a… Continue Reading »

The Washington State Patrol has been named by its peers as the top agency in North America when it comes to getting drunk drivers off the road, WSP announced on Friday. The award from the International Association of Chiefs of Police recognizes an agency’s “year-round efforts to detect and apprehend impaired drivers and to address… Continue Reading »

The sun is out, it is the beginning of August and Seafair weekend is upon us yet again; tis’ the season for increased BUI/ DUI emphasis patrols. As in years past, Washington State law-enforcement agencies will be patrolling Lake Washington, and targeting highways and streets leading to and from all Seafair events. They will be… Continue Reading »

Numerous agencies will once again use Mercer Island as their base for the annual emphasis DUI patrols on the roads and in the water for the Seafair hydroplane races and air show next weekend. A temporary 60-foot dock is being installed at Proctor Landing as part of the facilities set up for the weekend. Also… Continue Reading »

Mary Richardson Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s wife, was arrested and cited for driving under the influence (“DUI”) on August 21, 2010 in Hudson Valley, New York. Ms. Kennedy was initially pulled over for speeding on the Taconic State Parkway. After investigating, police determined that her ability to drive a motor vehicle was impaired due… Continue Reading »

A one-day reduction in the state’s maximum sentence for a gross misdemeanor is expected to reduce the number of legal immigrants who face deportation, as new immigration laws went in to effect in Washington State. The new state law, which came into effect Friday, reduces the maximum penalty from 365 to 364 days in jail… Continue Reading »

A King County Drug Court Diversion Program case manager was recently arrested and charged with driving under the influence – not just once, but twice. Drug court diversion program case managers are intermediaries between treatment agencies and the drug court; they collect information about how patients are progressing and present it to the court. Case… Continue Reading »

Mayor Mike McGinn told the owner of the Seattle Weekly Friday to drop all of its advertisements for escort services until it sets up better standards for screening the ages of their advertised escort models. McGinn continues to take a hard stance against the Weekly and parent company Village Voice Media for their affiliations to… Continue Reading »

Hailey’s Law, approved by the Washington State Legislature earlier this year, goes into effect this Friday, July 22, 2011. The law places a mandatory 12-hour impound requirement on any vehicle driven by a person arrested for driving under the influence (DUI) in Washington State. Effectively, this means that a vehicle driven by a DUI suspect… Continue Reading »