Drunk Driving DUI Law

An investigation by the Investigative Reporting Program at UC Berkeley with California Watch has found that impounds at checkpoints in 2009 generated an estimated $40 million in towing fees and police fines – revenue that cities divide with towing firms.
Additionally, police officers received about $30 million in overtime pay for the DUI crackdowns, funded by [...]

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With Super Bowl Sunday right around the corner, police everywhere are setting up to catch drunk drivers, but in actuality will mainly be pestering the innocent. Because of this, I offer this post as a fair warning.
Remember, police cannot setup a DUI or sobriety Checkpoint unannounced so check your local news if you intend to [...]

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Visalia police officers will be stopping cars at two DUI checkpoints in Visalia this weekend, according to a department news release.
Police will be checking all vehicles at the undisclosed locations and arresting drivers under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
The operation is financed by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety.
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Nearly $40,000 in state grant money has been awarded to the Tucson Police Department to help enforce traffic laws and prevent drunk driving, including a sobriety checkpoint scheduled for Friday.
The $39,690 grant from the Arizona Governor’s Office of Highway Safety will help TPD with selective traffic enforcement efforts through September, according to a news release.
The [...]

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The Police Department will conduct a sobriety and driver’s license checkpoint from 6 p.m. to 1 a.m. Jan. 23.
Drivers found to be under the influence of alcohol or other drugs will be arrested, and unlicensed drivers may get cited and their vehicles impounded for 30 days, according to a release from the Placentia police.
“DUI arrests [...]

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Police say they know their checkpoints are being avoided by young drivers sending tweets. Sgt. Dave Gibeault, head of the traffic unit, tells McClatchy Newspapers his own daughter has sent him text messages about where she’s heard there is a checkpoint.
Gibeault supports getting out the word about checkpoints in general, but not specific location information [...]

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Local police are teaming up with law enforcement agencies across the nation to take part in the “Drunk Driving. Over the Limit. Under Arrest” crackdown through Jan. 3.
“Avoid the 9 — Napa County” law enforcement agencies will staff a checkpoint in the city of Napa, host a multi-agency task force operation in Napa County and [...]

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As we approach the Christmas and New Year’s holidays, Big Island police are informing motorists that police will be conducting DUI checkpoints throughout the island during the holiday season. The effort is part of a national and statewide campaign called “Drunk Driving: Over the Limit. Under Arrest.”
Sergeant Kelly Ka’aumoana-Matsumoto, head of the Traffic Services Section, [...]

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A sobriety checkpoint conducted in Sparks Saturday night resulted in three DUI arrests and numerous citations, according to the Sparks Police Department.
The checkpoint began about 5 p.m. on northbound Sparks Boulevard north of Baring Boulevard. The checkpoint was part of the Joining Forces Task Force and 2,100 vehicles were screened with the assistance of Reno [...]

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The Bakersfield Police Department was hoping Wednesday night to catch drivers who shouldn’t be behind the wheel by setting up a DUI checkpoint. However, the American Beverage Institute thinks police on patrol are more effective than the checkpoints.
Patricia Martinez says she wants every kind of patrol to catch drunk drivers so people don’t lose loved [...]

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