22 October

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OVI Checkpoint Update (Oct. 22nd)

We have checked with all of our law enforcement and media outlets and we have confirmed: NO CHECKPOINTS TONIGHT!Contact Charles Rowland by phone at 937-318-1DUI (937-318-1384), 937-879-9542, or toll-free at 1-888-ROWLAND (1-888-769-5263).For after-hours help contact our 24/7 DUI HOTLINE at 937-776-2671.Visit www.DaytonDUI.com, www.SpringfieldDUI.com, www.OhioDUIdefense.com, www.KetteringDUI.com, www.BeavercreekDUI.com, www.FairbornDUI.com, www.VandaliaDUI.com, www.HuberHeightsDUI.com, www.MiamisburgDUI.com, www.XeniaDUI.com or www.CharlesRowland.com. Immediate help is available by filling out the CONTACT form on any of these pages.For information about Dayton DUI sent directly to your mobile device, text DaytonDUI (one word) to 50500. Follow...

10 September

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Driving Privileges: How to get and keep them!

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HOW DO I GET DRIVING PRIVILEGES IN MY OHIO OVI CASE? 1. Bring in or send us your proof of insurance. This can be a card, or the declaration page of your insurance policy. • Is your name on the card?• Does your insurance cover the incident date?• Is this your first offense? If not an SR-22 bond may be required prior to getting your privileges.• Contact us at 937-879-9542, or by fax at 937-879-0232,or by emailing our administrative staff at lgaipo3@yahoo.com.• Depending on the court you will be permitted up to 60 hours per week (TO, FROM AND DURING)...

09 July

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Why the HGN Test is Fraudulent

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Officers Get It Wrong 95% of the Time![caption id="" align="alignright" width="240" caption="Statue personifying "SCIENCE""][/caption]The most important scientific study of the Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus test undertaken by someone not associated with the government is J. Booker, The Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus Test: Fraudulent Science in American Courts, 44 Science and Justice 3 at 133 (July 2004). The biggest takeaway for DUI attorneys is that the study revealed that the HGN test was improperly administered in the field 95% of the time. (95%!)Booker goes on to argue that the test was rushed into the field without proper scientific scrutiny, applying five hallmarks...

07 July

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Arrested for DUI in West Carrollton, Ohio?

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If you are arrested for OVI in West Carrollton, Ohio your case will be heard in the Miamisburg Municipal Court. The Miamisburg Municipal Court provides justice services for the communities of West Carrollton, Miamisburg, the Village of Germantown, Miami Township and German Township. The Miamisburg Municipal Court is located at 10 N. First Street, in Miamisburg, Ohio 45342 and is served by the honorable Judge Robert Messham and Magistrate John F. Kolberg. You can reach the Miamisburg Municipal Court Clerk’s Office at (937) 866-2203. The Miamisburg Municipal Court’s web site is HERE and you can get contact information HERE and directions to the court...

16 June

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Miamisburg Municipal Court

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If you are arrested for OVI in Miamisburg, West Carrollton, the Village of Germantown, Miami Township or German Township, start here to learn about your OVI case. It will be heard in the Miamisburg Municipal Court. All misdemeanor cases originating in the territorial jurisdiction of Miamisburg Municipal Court are processed through the court and remain there until sentencing or until redirected to a higher court such as the Montgomery County Common Pleas Court. Miamisburg Municipal Court also facilitates probationary procedures for the entire jurisdiction.Here are links to the cities within Miamisburg Municipal Court's jurisdiction:German TownshipMiami TownshipThe Village of GermantownThe City of Miamisburg...

09 June

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Montgomery County Municipal Court

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Image by jcurtis4082 via FlickrMontgomery County Will Get New Court! A bill signed into law yesterday by Governor Strickland, House Bill 238, will create a new municipal court in Montgomery County by converting the existing county courts. The current Montgomery County Courts (Montgomery County Area I and Montgomery County Area II) will become the Montgomery County Municipal Court on July 1, and encompass parts of the county not already served by an existing municipal court. The current five part-time county court judgeships will be converted into two full-time municipal court judgeships over the next 11 years. This means that there will be...

08 June

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Standardized Field Sobriety Tests; the importance of standardization

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The information below is taken from DEVELOPMENT OF A STANDARDIZED FIELD SOBRIETY TEST (SFST) TRAINING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM,DOT HS 809 400, November 2001. It has some great quotes which an attorney can use in trial or in a motion to suppress when attacking the administration of the standardized field sobriety tests. This document is one of the many sources that Dayton OVI Defense Attorney Charles Rowland has collected to aid in the defense of the drunk driver. If you are arrested for OVI in Dayton, Springfield, Kettering, Vandalia, Miamisburg, Huber Heights, Xenia, Fairborn, Beavercreek or anywhere throughout the Miami Valley, contact...

30 March

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Ohio’s 6th Circuit Federal Appeals Court Embraces Speed Cameras

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[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="161" caption="Image via Wikipedia"][/caption]From www.TheNewspaper.com: A divided three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit yesterday upheld the imposition of automated tickets on individuals who may or may not have committed any crime. The judges ruled on a case that began when Kelly Mendenhall received a ticket in the mail for allegedly speeding in Akron, Ohio in December 2005. Although the ticket against her was dismissed, her husband, Warner, fought the legitimacy of the Akron ordinance all the way to the state supreme court which,...

15 December

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Due Process for Traffic Offenders (from the National Motorists Association)

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By James Baxter, NMA PresidentThere’s a random pattern around the country where state and local courts are systematically making it harder and more expensive for ticket recipients to fight traffic tickets.This is an admission by the judiciary and state and local governments that there is growing public resistance to being ripped off via bad laws, unethical enforcement, and revenue hungry courts.Defendants are growing in numbers, they are coming to court better prepared to defend themselves, the police are being found lacking in knowledge and compliance with mandated procedures, ignorant arbitrary judges are being exposed, and pro-se defendants are mucking up...

10 November

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Driving Under Suspension: Security Suspensions and Judgment Suspensions

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Ohio Revised Code 4509.37 sets forth the provision of Ohio's Driving Under Suspension law that suspends a license for uninsured drivers involved in an accident involving personal injury, death or property damages exceeding $400.00. Called a Security Suspension, this suspension is often confused with a Judgment Suspension, which provides the court a powerful weapon to enforce a judgment. Here, no judgment is necessary. A violation of this law will result in a suspension of your license until one of the following occurs:Submission of a notarized statement signed by all involved parties indicating a payment arrangement has been made. If the...

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