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A new ruling by the Colorado Supreme Court could make it easier for police in Boulder and across the state to get blood drawn from your body without your consent. The court ruled by a 6-1 vote that state law allows law enforcement to get a search warrant and have a...
Like almost all states, Colorado maintains zero tolerance for underage drinking and driving. So-called “Baby DUIs” carry severe criminal consequences when a small amount of alcohol is discovered in drivers under 21. Accidents caused by drinking and driving are among...
If law enforcement stops you on suspicion of driving while intoxicated (DWI), the officer may ask you to take a field sobriety test. What does this kind of high-stakes test involve, particularly for college students, and does Colorado law require you to take it? 3...
The COVID-19 pandemic changed the way we do things. Once maskless, now many people wear masks when they are in public places, vaccinated or not. Stores provide readily available hand sanitizer. Even drinking fountains have been shut down and may never return. For law...
In 2015, Colorado lawmakers passed the first felony DUI bill. They teamed with families of drunk driving victims and those who survived collisions and lived with the aftermath on best addressing repeat offenders. All drunk driving charges, regardless of the number of...
DUI charges are a serious problem that can have lifelong consequences that impact your future, rights and freedom. The punishment for a DUI conviction increases with each offense, building up to a fourth offense being a felony that carries a possible prison sentence....
For the average person, a drunk driving charge is already serious. A conviction carries the possibility of fines, increased insurance costs, the mandatory use of an ignition interlock device, and more. However, if you’re in the military, a charge of driving under the...
If you’ve been arrested for drunk driving in Colorado, you could be facing severe penalties. If you’re a college student, those penalties could affect you for years to come. In Colorado, as in most states, the legal limit for blood-alcohol is 0.08%. If you test at...
Todd Helton, the former star first baseman for the Colorado Rockies, has pleaded guilty to DUI and received two days in jail related to a 2019 car accident. It is the second offense for Helton, who reportedly entered a substance abuse rehabilitation facility following...
Recreational marijuana is highly accessible in Colorado. Those over the age of 21 may legally purchase it at a dispensary, and those under 21 often have easy access through friends, fake ID's, and the black market. Easy access to marijuana has also resulted in...
