As if the IID requirement for one full year when a person is on diversion is not onerous enough, the Oregon legislature is proposing to extend the requirement for how long clients need to leave these on their cars. Another example of the money-making IID industry running lawmakers? You decide.
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Reduction of “per se” alcohol impairment level to 0.05% in Oregon a good thing?
What do people think of reducing the blood alcohol limit in Oregon from 0.08% to 0.05%? Currently in Oregon 0.05% BAC DUI cases are prosecuted under the “impaired” prong of the DUI law. This means prosecutors must prove that the defendant was impaired at the time of driving, in other
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All uniformed Eugene police officers will be required to wear body cameras starting today.
Officers begin wearing body cameras this week by Tom Adams Wednesday, June 21st 2017 All police officers at EPD will operate the cameras starting June 22, 2017. (SBG photo) EUGENE, Ore. — The future is now for the Eugene Police Department and officer-worn body cameras. All police officers at EPD
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Interesting article on local DUII case.
By Chelsea Gorrow The Register-Guard JAN. 4, 2017 Carly Gabrielson counts her blessings. About two weeks ago, while driving during the early morning hours on Randy Papé Beltline near Division Avenue in Eugene, she was forced to make a split-second decision that probably saved her life and the life of an
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U.S. affirms its prohibition on medical marijuana
From the Washington Post: U.S. affirms its prohibition on medical marijuana By Lenny Bernstein August 11 at 11:00 AM Marijuana plants growing at a Minnesota Medical Solutions greenhouse in Otsego, Minn., last year. The crop is part of the state’s medical marijuana supply. (Glen Stubbe/Star Tribune/AP) This post has been
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AAA weighs in on the science and evidence being used to convict drivers of DUI marijuana.
WASHINGTON — Six states that allow marijuana use have legal tests to determine driving while impaired by the drug that have no scientific basis, according to a study by the nation’s largest automobile club that calls for scrapping those laws. The study commissioned by AAA’s safety foundation said it’s not
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Multiple DUII Bills Introduced In Oregon, Aimed At Marijuana Drivers
Posted by Johnny Green at 6:52 PM on February 25, 2015 Ending Marijuana Prohibition, Medical Marijuana Policy No one should drive when they have consumed too much marijuana. A responsible person knows if they are impaired from marijuana or not, and whether they are too impaired to operate a motor
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Interesting article regarding increased DUI marijuana arrests in Oregon
You wouldn’t know it from a Cheech and Chong video, or any of the “Animal House”-like stereotypes out there — but driving high may be more dangerous than it seems. That’s what police and transportation officials have found in Colorado and Washington since their recreational marijuana laws took effect. Both
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Eugene Police Department is working on a policy regarding when and how citizens film officers
The police commission will meet Thursday at 5:30 p.m. to review the proposal By Chelsea Gorrow The Register-Guard MARCH 11, 2015 Armed with video cameras, cellphones and other devices, citizens who film police are part of a common practice nationwide, especially in the wake of multiple officer-involved shootings and controversies. In
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Sobriety checkpoints coming to Oregon?
Sobriety checkpoints could return to Oregon roads A FAMILIAR WEAPON IN THE WAR ON DRUNK DRIVING COULD BE HEADED FOR OREGON ROADWAYS, THANKS TO A NEW BILL THAT’S BEING PROPOSED IN THE STATE SENATE. Maggie Vespa, KGW Staff SALEM, Ore. — A familiar weapon in the war on drunk driving
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