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The State of Washington emphasizes alcohol treatment when necessary in connection with a Washington state or Seattle DUI arrest or conviction.  However, it is not well known that even in the absence of a DUI conviction or a DUI arrest, the DOL will not issue a license to an individual who has been classified as [...]

If you have been arrested for a Seattle DUI or a DUI elsewhere in Washington State, at some point in the process your DUI lawyer will very likely suggest that you get an alcohol evaluation. This is important to the case because the results of the evaluation can influence the DUI sentence the judge will [...]

A conviction for DUI arising out of a Seattle DUI arrest or a DUI arrest anywhere in Washington State will result in the court ordering the accused to obtain an alcohol evaluation. The purpose of the evaluation is to determine whether an alcohol problem exists so that the court can order the appropriate level of [...]

Recently the Seattle Times reported the following:
“Burien City Manager Michael H. Martin was granted deferred prosecution Tuesday on a drunken driving charge and will undergo two years of alcohol treatment, have an ignition interlock device installed on his car and be under court supervision for five years.
“The charge against Martin will be dismissed if he [...]

Senate Bill 6068, Section 1 amends RCW 46.20.270 and Section 2 amends RCW 46.25.010.  Under this statute, a deferred prosecution will not save a person’s CDL. Undoubtedly, the new language will have a tremendous detrimental effect on unsuspecting CDL holders and possibly surprise attorneys who are unaware of this change. The date to keep in mind is July [...]

A lot of attention has been given to the new legislation providing for ignition interlock licenses for those suffering a license suspension for a DUI.  What people aren’t talking about so far is the cataclysmic changes to the deferred prosecution laws.

Previously, a deferred prosecution would have, in many cases, permitted a person to avoid a [...]