Anyone who follows the news in Montana knows that DUI laws are near the top of the legisture’s agenda for this session. The Flathead Beacon details the proposals by Kalispell Representative Steve Lavin to toughen DUI laws in Flathead County and the rest of Montana. One of his proposals would require repeat drunken drivers to [...]
SCRAM stands for Secure Continuous Remote Alcohol Monitor. It continuously monitors your sweat for the presence of alcohol to see if you’ve been drinking. When it detects alcohol, it notifies authorities that you are in violation. In Montana, it can be used to help monitor repeat DUI offenders. But, because the science it relies on [...]
Kalispell Municipal Court operates the only DUI Court in Flathead County. DUI Courts are an attempt to reduce drunk driving by habitual offenders who are not typically affected by education or public safety efforts, nor by traditional legal sanctions. A DUI Court is optional and up to the defendant. If a person chooses to use [...]
As a Montana criminal defense attorney and DUI defense lawyer, I often get asked how I can justify what I do. The person who asks this question always seems to think that I am making the world a more dangerous place for Montana drivers, by ensuring that dangerous people aren’t punished for their drunk driving. [...]
If you are arrested for Drunk Driving in Kalispell, Montana, you could find yourself in any one of a number of different courts. If you were arrested by Kalispell City Police for DUI within Kalispell city limits, you will likely be charged in Kalispell City Court with Judge Heidi Ulbricht. If you are arrested by [...]
Under a recently reached plea agreement, Kalispell state Sen. Greg Barkus will plead no contest to felony criminal endangerment for his part in the August 2009 boat crash on Flathead Lake that injured five people. The plea agreement sets a 3 year deferred sentence and dismisses the other two felony charges of negligent vehicular assault. [...]
