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Driving Privileges in The Vandalia Municipal Court

How can I obtain ALS driving privileges if my case is in the Vandalia Municipal Court? If you are stopped for an OVI, DUI or drunk driving and you refuse to take a chemical test (breath, blood or urine), or if your test results exceed the legal limit of Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC), the police officer can and will take your driver’s license on the spot causing your drivers license to be suspended immediately. This pre-conviction suspension is called the ADMINISTRATIVE LICENSE SUSPENSION. The ALS is a suspension imposed by the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles and not a suspension imposed by the court. A court may not grant ALS...

29 April

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Vandalia Drunk Driving Attorney Charles M. Rowland II

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Vandalia drunk driving attorney Charles M. Rowland II regularly appears in the Vandalia Municipal Court representing the accused drunk driver. He has established both www.VandaliaDUI.com and www.VandaliaOVI.com to help you access court services and learn about services provided. Access to the court concerns cases arising anywhere in Xenia, Bellbrook, Spring Valley or Jamestown.Vandalia drunk driving attorney Charles M. Rowland II dedicates his practice to defending the accused drunk driver in the Miami Valley and throughout Ohio. He has the credentials and the experience to win your case and has made himself Vandalia’s choice for drunk driving defense. Contact Charles Rowland by phone at (937) 318-1384 or toll-free at 1-888-ROWLAND (888-769-5263). If...

27 March

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Intoxilyzer 8000: The More You Blow

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The Intoxilyzer 8000 is Ohio's breath testing device in DUI cases. One of the major flaws of the machine is that its testing protocol can result in inflated tests. The more you blow, the higher it goes.Wondering Should you blow? Attorney explains in this video. The protocol for the Intoxilyzer 8000 in Ohio requires that you produce merely 1.1 liters of breath, less than the amount of air required to fill a two liter pop bottle. The average adult can exhale between three and four liters of air. If you are unlucky enough to be tested on this machine, the police...

25 March

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Phase Two: The Personal Contact Phase

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An officer's decision to arrest for DUI involves three steps: observing the vehicle in motion, observing the driver during a personal contact phase, and administering field sobriety tests. Evidence is collected at each stage. If, after conducting all three phases, the officer believes probable cause exists that you are impaired, you will then be arrested. Probable cause is a flexible, common-sense standard. It merely requires that the facts available to the officer would 'warrant a man of reasonable caution in the belief,' Carroll v. United States, 267 U.S. 132, 162 (1925), that you are impaired; it does not demand any showing that...

12 February

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Vandalia DUI Attorney Charles M. Rowland II

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Vandalia DUI Attorney Charles M. Rowland II has represented clients in the Vandalia Municipal Court since 1995. He limits his practice to OVI defense and stays on the cutting edge of OVI forensic science and the tactics necessary to defend your case.Vandalia Municipal Court’s jurisdiction serves approximately 83.5 square miles, which includes the Cities of Vandalia, Englewood, Clayton, Union and the Townships of Harrison and Butler, located in the Montgomery County, Ohio. The Court is located on the 2nd floor of the Justice Center at 245 James E. Bohanan Memorial Drive, Vandalia, Ohio. The Court operates Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The honorable Cynthia M....

14 November

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Petition for ALS Driving Privileges in the Vandalia Municipal Court

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Q. How can I obtain ALS driving privileges in the Vandalia Municipal Court?If you are stopped for an OVI, DUI or drunk driving and you refuse to take a chemical test (breath, blood or urine), or if your test results exceed the legal limit of Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC), the police officer can and will take your driver’s license on the spot causing your drivers license to be suspended immediately. This pre-conviction suspension is called the ADMINISTRATIVE LICENSE SUSPENSION. The ALS is a suspension imposed by the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles and not a suspension imposed by the court. A court may not grant ALS driving privileges for...

29 October

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Vandalia Municipal Court’s Alcohol Diversion Program

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Vandalia Municipal Court maintains an Alcohol Diversion Program, which according to the record is the only remaining judicially-established alcohol diversion program in Ohio. State v. Webb, 2012-Ohio-2962. Individuals charged with a first offense OVI face a review by the city prosecutor. If the prosecutor deems the charge to be worthy of consideration for the Alcohol Diversion Program, then the case is sent to the Vandalia Municipal Court Probation Department. There, the offender is further screened for eligibility by the probation staff. If, after receiving a recommendation from both the prosecutor and the probation screening, the offender is required to enter a conditional...

13 September

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Vandalia OVI checkpoint (September 13, 2013)

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Vandalia OVI Checkpoint along US 40 If you live in Vandalia, be prepared for an OVI sobriety checkpoint. The Vandalia Police Department, in conjunction with the Montgomery County OVI Task Force and the Ohio State Highway Patrol, announced today that a Vandalia OVI checkpoint will be held from 8 p.m. today to 2 a.m. Friday along US 40, just east of the airport access road near Beau Townsend Ford in Vandalia. In addition to the Vandalia OVI checkpoint, the Clark County OVI Task Force has announced that they will be conducting an OVI checkpoint in Springfield Township (see previous post). The Vandalia OVI checkpoint will be accompanied by...

23 August

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Vandalia OVI Attorney Charles M. Rowland II

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OVI in Vandalia? Being charged with an OVI offense can be one of the most traumatic events you will face. Vandalia OVI Attorney Charles M. Rowland II has represented clients in the Vandalia Municipal Court since 1995. He limits his practice to OVI defense and stays on the cutting edge of OVI forensic science and the tactics necessary to defend your case.Vandalia Municipal Court’s jurisdiction serves approximately 83.5 square miles, which includes the Cities of Vandalia, Englewood, Clayton, Union and the Townships of Harrison and Butler, located in the Montgomery County, Ohio. The Court is located on the 2nd floor of the Justice Center at...

13 June

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What Is Wrong With The HGN? (by DaytonDUI)

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The horizontal gaze nystagmus test is an eye test approved by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration(hereinafter NHTSA) as a tool to detect clues of impairment in drivers. The HGNtest is one of three psychomotor tests approved as part of the standardized field sobriety testing protocol employed by law enforcement officers throughout the United States and used here in Ohio.When an officer asks you to follow his pen, he is performing the horizontal gaze nystagmus test. Nystagmus is defined as the oscillation of the eyeball that occurs when there is a disturbance of the vestibular system or the oculomotor control of the eye. The nystagmus the...

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