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In Illinois, blood test results are admissible in a prosecution for Driving Under the Influence (DUI)

An emergency room nurse in Chicago recently refused to draw blood from a patient at the request of police. The police suspected alcohol caused the accident for which the accused sought medical care. The nurse insisted on first consulting her supervisor, and the article focused on the her lawsuit against…

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If you have a lifetime revocation of your Illinois Driver’s License, you will be unable to obtain a driver’s license in another state

Illinois has a “four strikes” lifetime driver’s license revocation if you meet certain criteria. The factors that must be present for the lifetime revocation to apply are: 1) Your Illinois driver’s license is revoked because of a DUI. 2) You have four (4) or more DUI convictions. This includes convictions…

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The Illinois Secretary of State can suspend your driver’s license due to drinking tickets or a fake ID

The Illinois Zero Tolerance (ZT) Law provides that if you are under the age of 21 years and are stopped for a traffic violation and the police suspect you may have been drinking, they are entitled to ask you to take a breath, blood or urine test to determine if…

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Your out of state license is on hold because the national registry (PDPS) flagged an Illinois Driving Under the Influence (DUI)

You are probably reading this because the state in which you now reside either will not renew an existing license or will not issue an original one because the national registry has “flagged” an Illinois DUI. Your state’s DMV has informed you that before it can issue you a license,…

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Breath Alcohol Interlock Ignition Device (BAIID) not always required for Illinois Driving Under the Influence (DUI) convictions

Not every person who has a Driving Under the Influence conviction (DUI) is required to have the Breath Alcohol Interlock Ignition Device (BAIID) (“breath machine” or “blow machine”). The Breath Alcohol Interlock Ignition Device (BAIID) comes into play in many but not all Restricted Driving Permit (RDP) and reinstatement cases.…

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Reinstating Illinois driver’s license due to DUI does not always require Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)

You are not always required to attend Alcoholics Anonymous meetings (AA) in order to reinstate your driver’s license or obtain a work permit (RDP) after losing your license due to a DUI. Only if an alcohol or drug counselor or treatment provider has identified you as alcohol or drug dependent…

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