Judge Bolton granted a partial preliminary injunction regarding SB 1070.

Judge Bolton has ruled and the docket entry in USA v. AZ reads:

 “Order granting in part and denying in part the United States’ Motion for Preliminary Injunction.  IT IS FURTHER ORDERED denying the United States’ Motion for Preliminary Injunction as to the following Sections of Senate Bill 1070 (as amended by House Bill 2162): Section 1, Section

 2(A) and (C)-(L), Section 4, the portion of Section 5 creating A.R.S. § 13-2929, the portion creating A.R.S. § 13-2928(A) and (B), and Sections 7-13.  IT IS FURTHER ORDERED preliminarily enjoining of the State of Arizona and Governor Brewer from enforcing the following sections of Senate Bill 1070 (as amended by House Bill 2162): Section

 2(B) creating A.R.S. § 11-1051(B), Section 3 creating A.R.S. § 13-1509, the portion of Section 5 creating A.R.S. § 13-2928 (C), and Section 6 creating A.R.S. § 13-3883(A) (5).” 

 Signed by Judge Susan R. Bolton on 7/28/10.

 For more information visit:

http://aila.org/content/default.aspx?docid=32544

Mothers against Drunk Driving or MADD was founded in 1980 by a mother who lost a teenage daughter in a car accident involving a drunk driver.  The program began as a grass-roots campaign and has grown steadily over the past thirty years. MADD has become one of the largest non-profit organizations in the United States and has played a major role in many of the nation’s campaigns against drunk driving.  In Arizona, the laws that MADD have supported have made their way into DUI Penalties.  For example, for a DUI offense in Arizona a vehicle ignition interlock device is required for one year. MADD is also offering an Impact Panel as part of court ordered rehabilitation.  The impact panel is designed to illustrate how impaired driving can affect other people.  To gain entry to the class you must first pass a breathalyzer test and pay a class fee ranging from thirty to forty dollars.  Once you complete the course you will be given a certificate of completion that you must present to the court.

Actress Lindsay Lohan reacts to her sentencing earlier this week.

Lindsay Lohan to Serve Jail Sentence

“All good things must come to an end.”  Lindsay Lohan has learned this the hard way.  A Los Angeles Superior Court judge found her guilty of violating her parole stemming from her brush with the law in 2007.  Lohan had been ordered to attend an alcohol treatment program after she plead guilty to two misdemeanor counts of being under the influence of Cocaine and two counts of driving with a BAC of over .08.  Los Angeles County prosecutors had originally sought a month long jail sentence for Lohan, but Superior Court Judge Marsha Revel had other plans.  After Lohan gave a tear-filled apology to the court, Revel said she “found the apology insincere, similar to someone who cheats and thinks it isn’t cheating if she doesn’t get caught.”  (Associated Press)

Lohan was not detained following the sentence, but she must surrender to the court on July 20^th, 2010.  Lohan will not be ordered to wear her Scram Bracelet in the days before her surrender.  In 2007 Lohan served 84 minutes in Lynwood Jail, where she will serve this new sentence.

 Here is the breakdown:

 *Represents the total DUI Arrests as of July 3^rd, 2010.

Actor Chris Klein has been charged with his 2nd DUI Offense

Actor Chris Klein has been officially charged with his Second DUI in the Los Angeles County Court System.  Klein co-starred in the 1990’s blockbuster “American Pie” series and has had limited success in acting since then.  Klein was arrested on June 16^th when Police officers spotted his car weaving in and out of traffic in the San Fernando Valley area in California.  Klein is facing two counts of misdemeanor DUI, according to a statement from the Los Angeles County Prosecutor.  Klein will be arraigned on July 9^th, if convicted this will be his second DUI offense the first was in 2005. 

 Klein faces a minimum of three days in jail but could be sentenced to one year due to his previous DUI arrest.  California’s DUI laws mandate these minimums: three to five years of probation, a fine and court fees that can range from $1800 to $2800.  Penalties also include a two year loss of his California Drivers License, mandatory installation of an interlock device, an eighteen month DUI School, and ninety-six (96) hours of mandatory jail time.

  In recent news celebrities like Lindsay Lohan have been ordered to wear the bracelet.  AMS also offers a form of home detention that can keep DUI offenders off the streets at time considered to be prime hours for drunk driving, the hours between 12am and 3am.  Proponents of SCRAMx support that the bracelet will keep more and more people out of jail and allow them to contribute positively to society instead of over-populating jails and ballooning state taxes.  Because the offenders pay for the SCRAMx services themselves they are also saving tax payers money.

 The discounts offered are as follows:

• Military and Family Member Discount 10%
• NRA Member Discount 10%
• 5% to 7.5% discount for Stage One
• 10% discount for Stage Two
• 10% discount for Stage Three
• 25% discount for Personal Injury Cases

For a detailed break down on DUI Penalties in Arizona, visit our information center today.