In some cases in New York the police or the prosecutor will file DWI charges against a motorist which contain two separate DWI charges on the same case. This is common in cases with a breath reading and also common for refusal cases. The police and the prosecutors are charging you based upon two different [...]
In most if not all DWI cases in New York the police officer will indicate that they smelled an odor of alcohol coming from our client or from inside of the vehicle. The odor of liquor on your breath is NOT proof of intoxication. While the odor of an alcoholic beverage constitutes evidence that a [...]
If you wind up with an ignition interlock device installed in your vehicle you will want to know what is necessary to legally have it removed. The process is called de-installation. The installation or service provider can only remove the ignition interlock device after they have been given a Certification of Completion or a Letter [...]
We recently had a great result at a Department of Motor Vehicle Refusal Hearing which we would like to share with you. Our client was charged in New York with driving through a steady red light and a driving while intoxicated, DWI. After being pulled over by the police officer our client was placed under [...]
Very often in New York when we appear with our client’s at the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) office for a refusal hearing a few days after a DWI arrest, the arresting officer does not appear for the hearing. As a result, our client will get back their driving privileges without a hearing being held. [...]
Nearly all states around the country report alcohol and drug related driving convictions back to the driver’s home State. If you are charged with DWI (driving while intoxicated) in New York and hold a license from another state, if convicted of an Aggravated DWI, DWI or DWAI (driving while ability impaired) that judgment of conviction [...]
Refusal hearings in New York are held in a local Department of Motor Vehicles office such as the local New York City office located at 19 Rector Street 2nd Floor New York, New York. These hearings are conducted by Hearing Officers also known as Administrative Law Judges. Refusal hearings are usually scheduled within two weeks [...]
In New York if you are convicted of a DWI you will be required by law to have an ignition interlock device installed into your vehicle. The cost to install the ignition interlock devise is between $75 and $100. There is a monthly fee to have and maintain the ignition interlock device which ranges from [...]
Yes it is possible to get charged with driving under the influence of marijuana. The prosecutor will want to have the results of a blood or urine test to help prove that you were under the influence however just having marijuana in your system does not necessarily mean that the prosecutor can prove that you [...]
Answer: Leandra’s Law is a series of child endangerment laws that impose potentially higher penalties on motorists who place a child or children passengers at risk while driving under the influence (DWI / DUI) of alcohol or drugs. Motorist that are charged with driving while intoxicated (DWI / DUI) or impaired by drugs while a [...]