Hello:

I am on vacation and have no books to look this up, however, the state has one (1) year to bring charges for assault and battery and I believe if an officer filed DUI charges in less than a year a Motion to Dismiss on that basis would fail. Now, the State clearly has problems of... View More

Most people are taken into custody at the scene if they are suspected of a DUI. In some cases, the police officer or hospital takes blood from the suspect who is charged once the results come back. If you have concerns, you should speak to a lawyer in a confidential setting. If the police did not... View More

Yes. An arrest/charge must be commenced within one year of the offense date. The trial does not have to take place within one year, but the prosecution must be commenced by issuing charges within that time.

You will need to ask a New Jersey attorney this question. Repost your question to New Jersey attorneys by listing the location as New Jersey.

Go to the MVA and ask them for the proper information to amend your address and the insurance company. I do not know if that can be done online.

It’s impossible to advise you based solely on these facts. Your husband needs a lawyer, and the best thing he can do is hire a good criminal defense lawyer. The lawyer will obtain all the discovery from the prosecutor and can better analyze the situation.

"I have not been charged." So, are you stating that the police officer did NOT issue you a citation at the time of the stop for DWI? You had to be placed under arrest and transported back to the station to take the breath test for that test to be admissible into evidence; otherwise, you... View More

If you have not been charged and citations have not been issued, there is nothing that an attorney can do since there is nothing to move to dismiss. If charges have not been filed by now, you will not be charged.

If citations were issued, then you have been charged and the statute of... View More

Generally speaking criminal law issues do impact impact immigration cases. You will want to get the paper details of the case as well as the disposition from the court. The disposition is what the court ordered. It should have the court's original seal on it. You will need those documents. if... View More

If charges were filed within one year, then you can still be prosecuted. In most DUI cases, the citations are served on the date of the arrest and then the Defendant has been charged. There is a constitutional right to a speedy trial, but the right must be asserted and any delays caused by the... View More

All traffic violations that carry the possibility of jail are misdemeanors (a few are felonies) and will appear as arrests and their dispositions will be reported in the FBI national criminal database for purposes of criminal background record checks. So, although they are generally prosecuted on a... View More

No. Only applies to cases involving felonies within the jurisdiction of the circuit court, or for cases from District Court where the defendant is entitled to request a jury trial.

Depending on more details, and to the extent you can prove the 2-1/2 hours and are measuring it correctly from the point the clock starts to run, and opposing contentions as testified to or documented by the police officers (and their body cams), you may have several defenses. However, it is not... View More

Points are assessed from the date of the original violation, so if it has been 2 years since you were stopped for the DUI, the points will no longer be current points (they will show with an asterisk on your driving record, but would not be included in any current point total). However, the MVA... View More

A prosecution for DUI in Maryland must be commenced (charges filed) within one year of the offense. This is true for all traffic charges in Maryland, with the exception of manslaughter by automobile or manslaughter while dui, and related offenses, which have a 3 year SOL.

Yes. Maryland repealed the requirement to prove legal status in the US in order to obtain a driver’s license; however, a license obtained by an illegal immigrant is not the same as a license obtained by someone with legal status. They look similar, but it is not a legal form of identification for... View More

The personal representative of the estate should retain a personal injury lawyer to pursue a survival action, and your brother’s heirs (wife, children, parents, siblings) should retain a personal injury lawyer to pursue a wrongful death action. I’m n these cases, the estate may prefer to not... View More

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answered on Jan 10, 2020

If you were not the owner or driver of the car, it is difficult or impossible to understand the legal theory that one would use to hold you accountable. If you were present in the car, had an obligation to prevent him from driving, and did not, or encouraged him in some fashion, there may be some... View More

The PBJ will not mask the DUI offense on your CDL. Even if you received a PBJ the DUI will not only appear on your CDL record, it will trigger a one year suspension. Maryland’s laws are written to comply with federal laws that treat dispositions like a OBJ as a conviction for purposes of... View More

Contact a member of the Md. Assn for Justice. They give free consultations. Not clear if you were in a car, on the bus, or what, so I can't advise you further.