28 July

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Methods for Obtaining A Test Under Ohio’s Implied Consent Law

When you drive on Ohio's roadways you are assumed to have consented to a search of your blood, breath, plasma or urine if you are arrested pursuant to the Ohio Drunk Driving statute, R.C. 4511.19(A) or R.C. 4511.19(B). Ohio Revised Code 4511.191(A)(2) is Ohio's Implied Consent Law. It states, in pertinent part, "Any person who operates a vehicle, streetcar, or trackless trolley upon a highway or any public or private property used by the public for vehicular travel or parking within this state or who is in physical control of a vehicle, streetcar, or trackless trolley shall be deemed to have...

28 June

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Ohio’s First Post-McNeeley Blood Draw Case

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In State v. Hollis, 2013-Ohio-2586, the Fifth Appellate District was faced with an appeal of a decision from the Richland County Common Pleas Court. The case was the first forced blood draw decision following the United States Supreme Court ruling in Missouri v. McNeeley, which held "that in drunk-driving inves- tigations, the natural dissipation of alcohol in the bloodstream does not constitute an exigency in every case sufficient to justify conducting a blood test without a warrant. The decision of the court used the previous rules for exigent circumstances as set forth in Schmerber v. California and does not address or rely upon...

07 November

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Automatic License Suspension – Testing Over the Limit

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According to Ohio Revised Code 4511.191, if you are arrested on suspicion that you are operating a vehicle while impaired (commonly called a DUI) and you take a chemical test which produces a result which is over the per se limit as set by the Ohio Department of Health, your license will be suspended immediately. Depending on previous offenses or refusals, you can have your license suspended for a period of 1 year to 5 years. After a second offense your vehicle may also be immobilized.You, or your attorney, can appeal the automatic license suspension (O.R.C. 4511.197) at the initial...

22 July

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Limited Driving Privileges

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The Limits on Limited Driving PrivilegesRevised Code 4510.021 authorizes courts to grant "limited driving privileges." The Ohio General Assembly has taken steps to restrict when a court can grant privileges. A court cannot grant you driving privileges under the following circumstances: (1) If you have been charged with an OVI or OVUAC the legislature has enacted "hard-time" during which the court cannot grant you privileges. In effect, they are acting to restrict a court from conforming with the American principle that you are innocent until proven guilty. This author has taken the position that the ability to drive is a right...

20 April

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DUI Refusals and the Automatic License Suspension

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According to Ohio Revised Code 4511.191, if probable cause exists to believe that you are operating a vehicle while impaired (commonly called a DUI) and you refuse to take a chemical test at the request of law enforcement, your license will be suspended immediately. Depending on previous offenses or refusals, you can have your license suspended for a period of 1 year to 5 years. After a second offense your vehicle may also be immobilized.You, or your attorney, can appeal the automatic license suspension (O.R.C. 4511.197) at the initial court appearance which will be held within 5...

08 January

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Dayton DUI Law: Explaining Error Messages and Their Importance

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Ohio utilizes the BAC DataMaster breath test machine to measure the blood alcohol content of a suspect arrested for driving under the influence. The BAC DataMaster is a product of National Patent Analytical Systems, Inc. (NPAS) located in Mansfield, Ohio. National Patent Analytical Systems has certified Charles Rowland in the operation, diagnostic verification and calibration of the BAC DataMaster Breath Alcohol Testing Instrument, the most commonly used breath testing instrument in Ohio for DUI arrests. The BAC DataMaster breath test device requires regular maintenance, and a proper environment for testing administration. The BAC DataMaster is part computer, and uses an LED display. If...

04 December

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Breath Testing: A Synopsis of the Intoxilyzer 8000

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The Intoxilyzer 8000 breath test machine uses the method of INFRARED ABSORPTION to analyze a breath sample. Unlike the BAC DataMaster, the Intoxilyzer 8000 uses a pulsed Infrared light source. The wavelength frequency is 3.4 and 9.4 microns for ethanol and other interfering substances. The decrease in intensity of the infrared light due to absorption by alcohol in the breath sample is proportional to the amount of alcohol in the breath. The sample chamber holds 29.4 cc's of deep lung air for the Intoxilyzer 8000's analysis. The information most recently shared by the Ohio Department of Health indicates that the...

02 December

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Ohio’s Implied Consent Law

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22 June

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Ohio’s Implied Consent Law

Posted by Dayton DUI

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[caption id="" align="alignright" width="210" caption="Image via Wikipedia"][/caption]In Ohio, any person who operates a vehicle within the state of Ohio is said to have given his or her consent to a chemical test of their blood, breath, or urine to determine alcohol content if arrested for OVI (drunk driving). Pursuant to recent changes in Ohio OVI law, an OVI suspect has 3 hours to comply with the request to submit to a test, and failure to do so within the 3 hour limit will be considered a "refusal." Recent changes allow the police to use "whatever reasonable means are necessary to...

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