On behalf of Beat DMV | Apr 30, 2014 | Blog, Private DMVs
Arizona joins a growing list of other states in making driver’s licenses available at privately owned businesses. The new offices across Arizona are part of an effort by the Arizona Department of Transportation to privatize some of its services. The move brings...
On behalf of Beat DMV | Apr 30, 2014 | Blog, Marijuana
Assembly Bill 2500, which would have made it illegal to drive with certain proscribed amounts of illegal drugs, died in the Assembly Committee on Appropriations by a 4-2 vote.
On behalf of Beat DMV | Apr 28, 2014 | Autonomous Vehicles, Blog
Google has moved into the next stage of its plan to put driverless cars on the roads. According to Reuters, the Mountain View, California company has begun testing the vehicles on city streets, a crucial step in deploying the cars. The image comes from a rendering of...
On behalf of Beat DMV | Apr 22, 2014 | Uncategorized
Officer Jeremy Schenck started his law enforcement career on the wrong side of a police car.As a teenager in upstate New York, he was riding in a friend’s car when an officer pulled them over and found they had alcohol in the back seat. While the officer drove...
On behalf of Beat DMV | Apr 22, 2014 | Marijuana Testing
LAS VEGAS – Metro Police said they have a huge problem on their hands when it comes to people using marijuana and driving. During the last three years, Metro’s forensics lab screened 4,500 blood samples for marijuana with the bulk of those being impaired...
On behalf of Beat DMV | Apr 22, 2014 | People, Recent News
Mothers Against Drunk Driving is objecting to an abstinence-based proposal that would let judges order twice-daily breath tests instead of ignition interlock devices for repeat DUI offenders. But the head of the National Sheriffs’ Association says the...
On behalf of Beat DMV | Apr 18, 2014 | License Plates
After being denied an “8THEIST” vanity plate, New Jersey’s Motor Vehicle Commission approved her second choice, “BAPTIST.” Stories on the NJ101.5.com and SILive.com web sites.
On behalf of Beat DMV | Apr 17, 2014 | Marijuana Testing, Recent News
The Detroit Free Press reported this week that Michigan lawmakers are considering the approval of roadside saliva testing to help determine if someone is under the “influence” of pot.
On behalf of Beat DMV | Apr 8, 2014 | Cops, Recent News
The L.A. Times reported yesterday that the LAPD has known for months that officers had been disabling the antennas which provide audio for the in-car video cameras. The antennas pick up the feed from the microphones on the officers’ belts so that audio is...
On behalf of Beat DMV | Apr 8, 2014 | Blog, Blood Tests
A proposal in the state legislature could mean DUIs for drivers who aren’t stoned but who toked a few days ago.It would also target motorists who have even a trace of such prescription drugs as Ambien, Vicodin or even phentermine, a diet drug, in their systems...