Did you know that Virginia has the third largest state-maintained highway system in the United States? With more than 57,000 miles of roadway, it'd be unrealistic to expect that any single driver knows every mile. It's because of this fact that a majority of drivers...
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Will Taco Bell Cantinas be reason for concern in Virginia?
If you like to follow the news like we do, then you may have already heard about Taco Bell's new restaurant in Chicago, Illinois, that offers a unique menu item: alcohol. The first of its kind in the world, the Taco Bell Cantina offers fast-food eaters a chance to...
DUI checkpoints in Virginia: should they continue? – Part II
Last week, as some of our more frequent readers know, we touched on sobriety checkpoints and whether they are legal or not in Virginia. Because that post was intended to be part of a two-part series, we'd like to continue our discussion about DUI checkpoints today by...
DUI checkpoints in Virginia: are they allowed? – Part I
Because each state in the United States has the right to write and enforce its own laws, it can be difficult for people to know when they are receiving general legal information and when the information pertains to the particular state in which they live. To...
Dozens of DUI cases dropped in Virginia Beach, reasons unknown
Unless you have relatives or know someone in another part of Virginia, you probably don't pay much attention to the happenings in other areas of the state. But after our Leesburg readers hear about what is going on far to our south in Virginia Beach, this attitude...
Out-of-state case shows how warrantless searches violate rights
If you're a regular visitor to our blog, then you may have come across our post last month concerning the issue of warrantless searches. As we explained in the post, our laws try to protect the rights of Virginia residents by making it illegal for police to enter a...
The use of search warrants in Virginia drunk-driving cases
Most people, whether they've had a run in with the law or not, know that our legal system is incredibly complex. Filled with thousands of statutes and regulations spanning across state and federal jurisdiction lines, it's not always easy to keep everything straight or...
Can asthma affect your ability to use ignition interlocks?
It's not often that we ask our Virginia readers to consider criminal cases in other states. That's because, as you're probably already be aware, each state has the authority to enforce its own laws. This means that what applies in one state may not necessarily apply...
Self-driving cars and the unique problem they create for DUI laws
The discussion regarding self-driving cars has taken a shift in the last few years. No longer are people asking if they will become a reality. Now people are wondering when they will become a reality. This is thanks in part to the push from Google to develop and test...
Things you may not know about Virginia’s DUI laws
If there are two things that just about everyone knows about drunk-driving charges it's 1.) a BAC of .08 or higher is illegal here in Virginia, and 2.) multiple DUI convictions can lead to felony charges of worsening severity. But as so many of our readers probably...
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