Operation Southern Shield 2019
Now is the time to be extra-careful in your driving, as Operation Southern Shield is in effect with intensive enforcement of the speed laws.
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Georgia Traffic Law Update: Changes to School Bus Stop Rules
Georgia law change allows drivers to keep moving on opposite side of a school bus on separate roadways
Traffic Law Update: Leaving the Scene of the Accident
Georgia makes changes to the serious injury by vehicle statue to make leaving the scene of a wreck a felony where another person involved in the wreck sustains bodily injury to a significant degree.
2019 Changes to Implied Consent Warning
Georgia General Assembly makes changes to implied consent warnings to try to salvage breath testing.
Lifetime CDL Disqualifications May Not be Lifetime
Lifetime CDL Disqualifications can be cut to 10 years.
Do I Have to Get Out of My Vehicle During a Traffic Stop?
Georgia officers are probably authorized to order the driver and passengers out of a vehicle, although the issue has not been squarely confronted. The Fourth Amendment does not protect you from the order, based on Pennsylvania v. Mimms. A defense may be available under Georgia state constitutional grounds.
Is "Less Safe" DUI better than "Per Se" DUI?
There is little difference in punishment for "less safe" and "per se" DUI's in Georgia.
Thoughts on the Focus on DUI
Thoughts on the focus on DUI to the exclusion of other offenses.
Possible Interferants with Ignition Interlock Devices
Causes for ignition interlock failures.
SCOG Reins in Loose HGN Performance
In Walsh v. State, the Supreme Court of Georgia made clear that officers must perform HGN according to the published standards and that deviations should result in the test being excluded from evidence.
Mopeds Require a License in Georgia
Review of Georgia laws relating to Mopeds.
2017 Georgia DUI Case Law Update
Summarizing significant case law decisions on Georgia DUI law for 2017
2017 Law Update - New DUI ALS Provisions
Summary of HB 205 which makes major changes regarding ignition interlock device permits in Georgia.
2017 Law Update - SB 176 - DUI and Traffic Law Issues
2017 Legislation Summary for SB 176
Georgia Speeding Laws
A summary of major Georgia speed related offense law.
What happens to my driver’s license when I am charged with DUI in Georgia?
When you are arrested for DUI in Georgia, the officer will take your driver's license. It will either be sent to Georgia Department of Driver's Services or to the court that will handle your charge. The taking of your license is typically accompanied by service of a license suspension notice and a temporary driving permit. A driver charged with DUI needs to contact a DUI lawyer soon after the arrest in order to contest the pre-conviction administrative license suspension.
Some Georgia License Reinstatements Can Now be Done Online
Georgia driver's license agency is trying to provide better assistance online with license reinstatement needs.
Is an Anonymous Tip of a Drunk Driver Enough for a Stop?
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to review a California case involving the sufficiency of an anonymous tip of drunk or reckless driving to justify a law enforcement stop of a moving vehicle where the reported illegal conduct was not corroborated by the officer.
Georgia Beginning "Hands Across the Border" DUI Enforcement Initiative
Labor Day 2013 will see enhanced investigation and enforcement efforts for DUI and BUI offenses near the South Carolina border Increased road blocks will likely be seen near the border with South Carolina. Be careful and do not drink and drive. If you are charged with a DUI or BUI offense, contact Black Law Offices, LLC.
Proposed Lowering of DUI Standard Considered by Georgia
The National Transportation Safety Board is pushing for a nationwide lowering of the DUI standard to 0.05. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has embraced this idea and will be seeking Congressional Funding to offer a "carrot", i.e. grant money, to states that will move forward w...
2013 Brings Amendments to Georgia Boating Under the Influence Laws
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There is no Right to Consult an Attorney When Deciding Whether to Take Georgia DUI Tests
A driver is pulled over in Georgia. The operator of the vehicle is suspected of being under the influence of alcohol, drugs, medication or inhalants. Over the course of the encounter, the person will be confronted with a number of important questions which will have significant legal repercussi...
Firm brings to close a long pending Vehicular Homicide case
Hart County Superior Court Vehicular Homicide closed by plea as jury waits.
Stopped for DUI. Forced to Wait for Legal Help
Even though, you are facing difficult legal decisions during a DUI investigation, you do not have the right to speak to an attorney from the side of the road.
Sudden Turn Near Roadblock Justifies Traffic Stop
Court upholds stop of driver suspected of trying to avoid a police roadblock by making a sudden, very sharp turn onto a side road.
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DUI Guru is Sean Black of Black Law Offices, LLC. Mr. Black is a 1992 graduate of Emory University School of Law.
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