By: Robert Harris
Oregon House Bill 3075 (HB 3075) significantly changes the way Oregon deals with people who are arrested for the first time for DUI. The new law went into effect June 26th, 2011.
In Oregon, the first time you are arrested for a drunk driving charge in Oregon, you may, in most cases, apply for a diversion program. If you complete the one year diversion program requirements, including treatment, the DUII will be dismissed without a conviction.
Before HB 3075 was enacted, drivers actually convicted of drunk driving needed to install an ignition interlock device before they could get their driver's license restored. An ignition interlock is a machine installed on your car that requires you to blow into it before you can start the engine. And, may periodically, while you are driving, request another breath sample. So if you were in the diversion program, you didn't need to have an ignition interlock.
Under HB 3075, everyone arrested for a DUII-- including poeple who apply for a diversion program, are required to install the inginition interlock device for approximately nine months.
About 11,000 people in Oregon are arrested for drunk driving and go into diversion programs. In 2010, before this new Oregon DUI ignition interlock requirement, more than 3,200 ignition interlocks were installed by drivers seeking to get their licenses restored, according to the Oregon Department of Transportation. HB 3075 is going to have an enormous financial impact on people arrested for DUII in Oregon.
(However, if you are looking for somewhere to invest your money, buy stock in ignition interlock companies. Their sales should go up be some 300%).
Being arrested for drunk driving in Oregon just got a whole lot more expensive. Having a lawyer who inderstands the laws, and stays up to date on the most recent changes and case laws on DUI, is important. Visit the Harris Law firm website for more information on Oregon DUII laws.
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Portland DUI Attorney
http://www.harrislawsite.com/portland-dui-attorney.asp
Posted by: Portland DUI Attorney | July 14, 2011 at 06:47 AM
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Brian
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Posted by: Brian | August 08, 2011 at 02:12 AM
has the law changed regarding the length of time between convictions for a Duii to be concidered a first offense. I was resently arrest for a DUII, my last DUII was in 1998. will this current duii be considered my 1st or second? I was told the law changed from 10- 15 yrs between convictions...I blew a .21 does that change the suspension of my license time ? Will I lose my license for 90 days? or a year?
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Posted by: elliptical reviews | November 29, 2011 at 10:28 PM
Great blog! For the safety of all the residents of Oregon, HB 3075 is absolutely necessary. However, I wonder what the states thoughts are on other vehicles that could belong to the family of the person arrested?? Do those also need to have the ignition interlock device and if not, what is stopping those cars from being driven?
Posted by: PA DUI Attorney | December 30, 2011 at 10:28 AM
My husband got a DUII in Jan 2011. Does he still have to have the IID installed. This was before the new law took effect. We are in Oregon.
Posted by: Hope Wheeler | January 19, 2012 at 06:51 PM
I was cited for a DUI in early December 2011 and given diversion in January of 2012. Does the new interlock law apply?
Posted by: Dan | February 28, 2012 at 03:08 PM
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Posted by: Tony Rojas | March 04, 2012 at 11:24 PM