Seems like a lot of my friends are losing their jobs these days. And many clients call me up to ask what DUI “supervision” looks like on a record (so they can figure out how to answer questions about criminal charges on their job application).
Here’s how it works. A DUI supervision is not a conviction. [...]
Since the beginning of the year, the State of Illinois has followed several other states (like the lemmings they are) into the requirement of BAID devices (breathalyzer to start your car). Seemed like a great idea, unless you thought about it for about two seconds.
A friend of mine likes to create “BAID Horror Stories” for [...]
The DUI situation has changed in McHenry County. Now those driving with court ordered BAID devices who are not driving a car equipped with a BAID device will be charged with a FELONY. These are “first offenders” many not likely to repeat offend, and they are facing FELONY treatment. We have entered a new age [...]
In McHenry County the penalties for getting a DUI can vary. We have twenty seven different prosecuting authorites in McHenry County. While many of them are represented by two or three law firms, there are a lot of different prosecuting styles. In some jurisdictions the suspension of a driver’s license can be dealt with easily, [...]
Until today, McHenry County and its surrounding cities has written 1160 DUI tickets. Last year:1325. As I have said before: I don’t believe this is because of a lack of enforcement, or the state of DUI law. It comes from two simple things:
RECESSION and GAS PRICES
If we only could have told the legislature that it [...]
Is it unfair for DUI law to be so one-sided. Is it fair for it to be so stacked against drivers? You might answer this question: Yes it should be tough, we need to protect the roads. But, I am going to argue with that.
Is it fair that someone who is operating a motorized skateboard [...]
Well, folks… I blew up another blog, and this is actually the third blog platform that I’ve used. Let’s see how this goes.
Ray Flavin
