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New Recommendations for DWI Threshold
On May 14, 2013, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) held a meeting to consider safety reports related to driving while intoxicated. The NTSB is an independent government agency that investigates transportation accidents. At the meeting, the Board voted to recommend that all 50 states reduce their blood-alcohol content threshold from 0.08 to 0.05 in [...]
New Penalties For Repeat DWI Offenders Take Effect September 25, 2012
The NY State DMV has recently announced tougher regulations for people convicted of multiple alcohol or drug-related offenses. The regulations allow the DMV to conduct a lifetime review of a driver’s abstract and to deny the driver’s application for reinstatement of a license if the applicant has: Five or more alcohol or drug related driving [...]
What if I get convicted of a drinking and driving offense?
Penalties associated with Drinking and Driving DWAI Driving While Ability Impaired is a violation. A person convicted of a Driving While Ability Impaired violation faces up to 15 days in jail, a 90 day license suspension, a fine between $300 and $500 as well as mandatory minimum court surcharge of $255. DWI DWI is a [...]
LaMarche and Safranko Team Up
ALBANY, NEW YORK, February 1, 2012 – George E. LaMarche III, Esq., founder of LaMarche Law PLLC and Andrew R. Safranko, Esq. today announced the formation of their new firm: LaMarche Safranko Law PLLC, a law firm focused on addressing the needs of individual clients, small businesses and corporate entities throughout the Tech Valley – [...]
Avoid a DWI Misdemeanor Conviction and Save Almost $200,000!
For most individuals, a DWI (Driving While Intoxicated) misdemeanor arrest and/or conviction is a devastating event. The whole process of being arrested, much less convicted, of a DWI misdemeanor is typically enough of a warning to prevent a person from getting behind the wheel of a car after drinking alcohol ever again. We can all [...]
DWI Story: Redemption and Cab Fare for a Teen Athlete
The parents of the teenagers caught drinking before a school dance at Saratoga Springs High School last month are lucky: no one was seriously hurt, drove drunk, or was arrested for DWI or DWAI. School officials intervened appropriately and have introduced alcohol-detection devices for the upcoming high school prom. This not only prevents those who [...]
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