sobriety checkpoints

Your Rights At A DUI Checkpoint In Tennessee

Rob McKinney
February 27, 2012 22:12

Here is a video blog on your rights at a DUI checkpoint under Tennessee law. Look for the use of DUI checkpoints or roadblocks around any major holiday. 

Pittsburgh Police Plan Weekend DUI Patrols

Gerald B. McNamara
July 29, 2011 17:59

Pittsburgh Police have anounced plans to conduct sobriety checkpoints and roving DUI patrols over this weekend, July 29-31.  The patrols will be concentrated in the West End and South Hills areas of the city. As always, the best ways to avoid a sobriety checkpoint or a roving DUI patrol are:...

Text Alerts for Sobriety Checkpoints

Gerald B. McNamara
October 01, 2010 04:34

A company is offering text alerts for sobriety checkpoints in the northestern counties of Pennsylvania.  PennDOT and local police are supportive of the service because public awareness is one of the goals of sobriety checkpoints.  More than 8,000 people signed up for the text alerts over...

Sobriety Checkpoints in Wisconsin

January 14, 2010 18:47

What is a 'sobriety checkpoint'?A sobriety checkpoint is a police barricade set-up to snag drunk drivers.Are sobriety checkpoints legal?Under Wisconsin law, unless a sobriety checkpoint is completely voluntary, it is illegal per se. Even if voluntary, they raise red flags for violating a person’s...

End DUI checkpoints says group

Dan Jaffe
November 25, 2009 16:21

It's holiday season, and across the nation DUI checkpoints are in full swing. The roadblocks and brief officer contacts that many drivers will endure this Thanksgiving through New Years are legal in... This is a summary only. To read the whole story, please visit http://www.duiattorney.com/news