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DWI Lawyer Austin Texas
This site is intended to provide relevant information for folks recently arrested for DWI in Austin, Texas. Please visit the various sections about DWI laws in Texas, Breath Test and Breath…
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DWI Occupational License: How Many Hours Can I Drive?
If your license is suspended through the ALR process for a DWI arrest in Texas, the default for occupational license driving time is four hours a day. However, a judge…
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Visual Detection of DWI Motorcyclists: NHTSA Manual
The primary student manual “DWI Detection and Standardized Field Sobriety Testing” published in February 2006 by NHTSA spends less than half a page on its subsection “Visual Detection of DWI…
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The DIC-25 Notice of Suspension, Temporary Driving Permit after DWI arrest
If you have been arrested for DWI in Texas, chances are that your Driver’s License was confiscated before you were released from jail. In that case, you should also have been…
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ALR Hearing: Live or by Telephone?
Texas law allows a person arrested for DWI to request an ALR hearing “in person” or “by phone”. Is it better to conduct an administrative license revocation hearing live/in person or…
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Ignition Interlock Required for Subsequent DWI Release from Jail
Article 17.441 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure requires a magistrate to order a defendant being released on DWI 2nd or Felony DWI bond to install an ignition interlock…
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DWI & DUI Blog Roundup
The day after I post about possible quotas in Austin DWI arrests, Lawrence Taylor notes that some officers get rewarded for making arrests, whether they result in convictions or not. Since…
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Quotas for Austin DWI Arrests?
“Does the Austin DWI Task Force have arrest quotas?” I get asked this semi-frequently by folks recently arrested for DWI. I can tell you that the officers will testify, under oath,…
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3 DWI Bills covered by the Austin American Statesman
David Rauf’s article in today’s Austin American Statesman “Lawmakers seek to curb drunken driving; Opponents worry about racial profiling” highlights 3 pieces of DWI legislation now pending: #1) DWI Roadblocks/Checkpoints…
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How Long is the Statute of Limitations for DWI in Texas?
That depends on whether it’s a misdemeanor or a felony. First and Second Offense DWIs in Texas are Class B, and Class A Misdemeanors, respectively. Third Offense DWI (and above) are Felonies.…