The Orange County Register is reporting that a former DMV employee last Friday admitted to accepting bribes in return for giving out California driver's licenses. Jose Alberto Carrillo pleaded guilty to felony counts of altering public documents and computer access...
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MADD At Odds Over DUI Proposal
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 "24/7 Sobriety"...
Roadside Marijuana Testing: the next big thing
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.
LAPD admits to tampering with in-car video cameras
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 recorded...
DMV Holds Public Hearing on Undocumented Immigrant Licenses
Last night more than 250 people packed into the Bell Community Center for a hearing about the new Immigrant Driver's License law to go into effect next year. State Senator Ricardo Lara (D-Bell Gardens) and DMV officials, including Assistant Chief Counsel Brian...
DMV Holds Public Hearing on Undocumented Immigrant Licenses
Last night more than 250 people packed into the Bell Community Center for a hearing about the new Immigrant Driver's License law to go into effect next year. State Senator Ricardo Lara (D-Bell Gardens) and DMV officials, including Assistant Chief Counsel Brian...
New DMV laws took effect last month
DMV reminds us of several laws that took effect in January. Most notable is that it is now illegal for teens to text while driving, even on a hands-free device.
Tougher DUI penalties proposed in Washington Legislature
Jim Camden The Spokesman-Review OLYMPIA - Drunken drivers could face prison on their fourth conviction if the Legislature can find a way to pay for the extra burden on state prisons and county jails. One possible source of money: taxes the state currently...
O.C. Crime Lab Reports MORE Errors in DUI Tests
The Orange County Crime Lab admitted yesterday that a second machine was improperly calibrated, resulting in an underestimation of BAC in about 100 cases. The lab plans to request a state audit to review its standards and procedures.
