Police may soon be able to conduct roadside testing for impaired driving due to Marijuana and numerous other drugs. Currently, drug and Marijuana DUI can only be detected in a driver’s blood stream through chemical testing such as DUI blood or urine tests. These methods are intrusive, and sometimes take weeks…
In 2012, Mesa Police reported 3,112 DUI arrests. Of those, 41.6 percent involved some type of drugs. This represented a slight increase over 2011 which was 41.2 percent. Many of these involved synthetic drugs, spice, bath salts, Marijuana, and prescription drugs. To help address the rising drug DUI arrests, Mesa…
A recent ruling could mean that a motorist who last smoked Marijuana in a legal state a month prior to traveling to Arizona, may be arrested and prosecuted for Marijuana DUI. An Arizona Court of Appeals marijuana DUI dismissal was overturned recently in favor of the prosecution, and returned the…
Grant will help expedite the resolution of Drug DUI charges The Prosecution of the City of Mesa was awarded a Drug DUI enforcement grant of $6,787. The money is earmarked for crime lab expenses. It will allow the crime lab to stay opened an additional, 240 hours per year. The purpose of…
AZ Drug Recognition Program Earns National Recognition for Success in Identifying Drug Impaired Drivers Many Police Officers in Maricopa County are trained in drug recognition and evaluation. This intense and specialized training allows them to distinguish between drug impaired drivers from medically impaired drivers. Symptoms are often similar or the same in…
The Maricopa County Attorney’s office recently issued a press release about Maricopa County Prosecutors preparing to receive some of the most advance training available, to enhance prosecution of drug impaired drivers. Drug DUI charges now constitute almost half of DUI charges. It is also reported that drug impaired drivers make up…
Arizona Drug DUI – Medication DUI Charges In Arizona, you may be charged with Drug DUI under A.R.S. § 28-1381. Under this law, a driver can be arrest for DUI even if they have not consumed any alcoholic beverage. If convicted, a person will be exposed to the same or similar…