On behalf of Beat DMV | Apr 29, 2015 | Blog, DUI, Video Recordings
DUI video recordings during arrests have been mandatory in South Carolina since 1998. Every DUI arrest must be recorded from start to finish-including any breath test the motorist agrees to take. Apparently the law is hindering prosecution efforts, because two bills...
On behalf of Beat DMV | Apr 27, 2015 | Autonomous Vehicles, Blog, Driver's License Investigations, IID, Statistics
Self-driving cars are becoming more acceptable to American motorists, according to a survey last October of 1,500 U.S. drivers. Fifty-five percent of those surveyed said it was “likely” or “very likely” they would buy a semi-autonomous vehicle...
On behalf of Beat DMV | Apr 27, 2015 | Blog, DUI, Tabloid
The case against the Florida State’s P.J. Williams was dismissed today when video evidence failed to support the details filed in the police report on the night of the arrest earlier this month. The dismissal came just in time for the NFL mock draft later this...
On behalf of Beat DMV | Apr 25, 2015 | Blog, Driver's License, Statistics, Undocumented Drivers
Undocumented drivers in Illinois are facing wait times of up to six months-just to get an appointment. Others are driving hours to find an office that can help them more quickly. The Illinois General Assembly passed the undocumented drivers law back in 2012, hoping to...
On behalf of Beat DMV | Apr 24, 2015 | Blog, Driver's License, Statistics
A teen driver program that gradually gives teens full driving privileges is credited with reducing teen driver fatalities by 54.2% in Illinois. According to the Illinois Department of Transportation, 15 year olds must log 50 driving hours and nine months with a permit...
On behalf of Beat DMV | Apr 23, 2015 | Blog, DUI, Tabloid
William Paul, the son of Senator Rand Paul (R-KY), was arrested for DUI last week, Beat DMV has learned. According to Police Spokeswoman Sherelle Roberts in Lexington, William Paul, 22, was cited last week for DUI after hitting a parked car. He was treated for minor...
On behalf of Beat DMV | Apr 23, 2015 | Blog, Discrimination, Driver's License
A transgender teen who was forced to remove her makeup for a driver’s license photo at the DMV in South Carolina will now be allowed to wear makeup like any other girl. The change in policy comes with an apology as part of the settlement of a lawsuit filed last...
On behalf of Beat DMV | Apr 23, 2015 | Blog, Fourth Amendment, SCOTUS, Traffic Stop
Traffic stops once again garnered the attention of the nation’s highest court this week. In Rodriguez v. United States, SCOTUS threw out the conviction of a motorist whose traffic stop was delayed so the officer could have a dog sniff the car for drugs. By...
On behalf of Beat DMV | Apr 22, 2015 | Blog, Driver's License, Hearings
The United States Constitution (and those of most states) contain a clause that prevents the government from denying folks “due process of law.” In the DMV context, due process means that the state cannot suspend your driver’s license permanently...
On behalf of Beat DMV | Apr 21, 2015 | Blog, Driver's License, Undocumented Drivers
The push for granting driver’s licenses to undocumented drivers got a boost this week when Hillary Rodham Clinton’s spokesman announced that the candidate now supports issuing driver’s licenses to undocumented drivers. The announcement reverses a...
