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The Oregon legislature has passed a bill that will toughen the state’s drunk driving (DUII) laws, requiring a breathalyzer (ignition interlock) device to be installed in the vehicle of every convicted DUII offender. [read more...]

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This entry was posted on Friday, July 8th, 2011 at 10:12 am and is filed under DUII. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

A new bill before the Oregon legislature would require an ignition interlock device be installed in the car of anyone arrested for a 1st offense drunk driving charge (DUII), even before they are convicted. [read more...]

This entry was posted on Tuesday, March 8th, 2011 at 11:58 pm and is filed under DUII. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

Oregon ballot initiative Measure 73, which passed in November, goes into effect on Dec 2.  It will result in significantly increased penalties for 3rd offense DUII (drunk driving) charges as well as repeat sex offenders. [read more...]

This entry was posted on Thursday, December 2nd, 2010 at 2:55 pm and is filed under criminal offenses, DUII. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

Oregon voters will potentially be making some law changes this fall. As the Statesman Journal reports, several initiatives have qualified for the ballot, leaving voters in charge of some critical changes to DUI law and medical marijuana issues. Over 80,000 signatures were received by the Secretary of State Kate Brown, qualifying these issues for the ballot. [read more...]

This entry was posted on Wednesday, July 21st, 2010 at 1:37 pm and is filed under drug laws, DUII. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

Do the police have a right to draw blood from a person they suspect of DUI? Or does that person have a right to refuse that kind of search without fear of legal ramifications? These are the kind of questions that were asked earlier this week by attorneys in front of the state’s Supreme Court. [read more...]

This entry was posted on Friday, December 18th, 2009 at 4:12 pm and is filed under DUII. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

Law enforcement agencies in Coos County came together to create a new DUI task force, the first of its kind and one that they hope other counties will seek to duplicate. [read more...]

This entry was posted on Tuesday, November 17th, 2009 at 11:22 am and is filed under DUII. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

30 months in prison is the most you can be sentenced to for a DUI conviction in the state of Oregon. This lengthy prison term applies in cases where there is a history of DUI convictions. [read more...]

This entry was posted on Friday, September 11th, 2009 at 11:20 am and is filed under DUII. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

An accident over this past weekend was caused, apparently, by a drunk driver. Estacada resident, 21 year old Christopher P. Mixon is being held on charges of DUII (Driving Under the Influence of Intoxicants) and 2nd degree manslaughter for his role. [read more...]

This entry was posted on Saturday, July 25th, 2009 at 8:33 am and is filed under DUII. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.