DUI Drug Charges
Michigan to Begin Roadside Saliva Testing for Drugs
Nov 6th, 2017 PBaroneIn 2016 new laws were passed to allow and encourage roadside salvia drug testing. The laws are set forth in MCL 257.62a, 257.625r, 257.625s, and 257.625t. Michigan’s legislators passed these new laws because there is a belief that more drivers are under...
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Boyle Presents at Drugged Driving Seminar in Lansing Michigan
May 22nd, 2017 baronedefenewImagine you have done nothing wrong but for a minor moving violation. You have not been drinking. You have not consumed any prescription or illegal drugs. You tell the officer the truth. But then you are arrested for suspicion of driving under...
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Michigan Saliva Drug Test Program Delayed Until Spring
Dec 20th, 2016 baronedefenewMichigan passed a law such that beginning in September 2016 police were going to start testing a salvia drug swab. Apparently, however, the technology has not caught up with the law, and so, according to Mlive, the program is being delayed. An...
Read MoreMichigan Expands Definition and Use of Drug Recognition Experts
Sep 8th, 2016 baronedefenewStarting in the fall of 2016, Michigan police will have a new tool to help them fight intoxicated driving. This new tool comes in the form of a saliva test for drugs, and it will be used to help Michigan police arrest for...
Read MoreMichigan Police to Begin Testing Intoxicated Drivers Saliva for Drugs
baronedefenewMichigan DUI laws have recently changed, and beginning in September 2016, Michigan drivers who appear to be driving under the influence of a drug other than alcohol may be required to submit to a preliminary roadside drug test. This preliminary test will...
Read MoreDrugged Driving Cases Scientifically Flawed
Sep 2nd, 2016 baronedefenewIf you are stopped under suspicion of drunk driving, and your breath test proves you’ve had nothing to drink, you still might be arrested for OWI in Michigan. This is because the new frontier in law enforcement is the drug recognition “expert”...
Read MoreDoes Driving Under Influence of Ambien in Michigan Require Specific Intent?
baronedefenewSleep driving is a well-known side effect of Ambien. Sleep driving is even listed as a side effect of this drug in the product literature. It is nevertheless illegal to be driving under the influence of Ambien. If you are stopped and...
Read MoreOperating Under the Influence of Herbs Other Than Marijuana
Jan 5th, 2013 baronedefenewIn Michigan, there is no legal difference between driving under influence of ginseng and many other herbs and driving under the influence of alcohol. Why? Because according to Michigan’s OWI laws, intoxication can be proved by showing the presence in your body...
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