DUI Checkpoints – Dayton DUI Attorney Charles Rowland

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Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over The Butler County OVI Task Force has announced that they will be conducting an “all-out” DUI blitz along Ohio 129 on Friday and Saturday night.

Here is the full story as reported on WHIO-TV,

As you can see, this effort will involve not only Ohio State Highway Patrol forces, but includes local jurisdictions who may well conduct additional saturation patrols. If you are arrested on suspicion of misdemeanor OVI in Butler County, Ohio you may be confused about which Court will hear your case. Butler County, Ohio is actually served by three “Area” municipal courts.

Area I Court, 118 West High Street Oxford, OH 45056 (513) 523-4748
Area II Court, Butler County Historic Courthouse 101 High Street Hamilton, OH 45011 (513) 887-3459
Area III Court, 9577 Beckett Road West Chester, OH 45069 (513) 867-5070

The Butler County Area I Court is presided over by the Honorable Robert H. Lyons. Judge Lyons was appointed to the bench, and began presiding over affairs of the Butler County Area I Court in Oxford, Ohio, on February 8, 1999. He was re-elected in 2006 for his second term to serve until January 2013. The territorial jurisdiction of the Area I Court includes the City of Oxford and all of Milford, Morgan, Oxford, Reily and Wayne Townships. Area I Court is open Monday-Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Butler County Area I Court hears criminal and traffic cases on Thursday of each week. The Judge holds court from 10:00 A.M. to 12 noon. At 11:30 A.M, the Court hears Reviews of prior cases and cases with Orders to Appear. Prisoners are arraigned at approximately 1:30 P.M. Preliminary hearings, bench trials, and reviews of prior cases begin after the completion of the arraignments. Afternoon Court remains in session until all cases on the docket have been heard.

The Honorable Judge Kevin C. McDonough was appointed to the Area II Court bench on January 4, 2007. He was elected in November, 2008 to finish the unexpired judicial term for the Area II Court. He sits in the historic courthouse in downtown Hamilton. The Area II jurisdiction covers Hanover, Fairfield and Liberty townships. Area II Court is open Monday-Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Butler County Area II Court is in session on Wednesday of each week. The judge holds the morning session of court from 9:30 A.M. to completion. Traffic cases are heard beginning at 9:30 A.M. Humane association citations and park violations are heard beginning at 11:00 A.M. The afternoon session of court begins at 1:30. Prisoners are arraigned at approximately 1:30 P.M. Preliminary hearings, bench trials, and reviews of prior cases are heard immediately after prisoners. The afternoon session of Court continues until all cases on the docket have been heard.

The Honorable Judge Dan Haughey was elected to the Butler County Area III bench on November 4, 2008. The Area III jurisdiction includes the Butler County communities of West Chester and Monroe. Area III Court is open Monday-Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Butler County Area III Court is in session on Tuesday, Bench trials are scheduled on Friday each month. A Fine Review Docket is also scheduled on Friday each month. On Tuesday, court is in morning session from 8:00 a.m. to completion and in afternoon session from 1:00 p.m. to completion. The schedule is as follows: 8:00 a.m. Traffic, Operator’s License issues, Criminal and Domestic Violence dockets; 1:00 p.m. Felony Prisoner Arraignments, Probation Violations and Non-English speaking cases. An interpreter is present for the afternoon docket. 1:30 p.m. Preliminary Hearings.

sobriety checkpoint ahead There will be an OVI checkpoint in Clark County tonight! The checkpoint will begin at 8:00 p.m. and will take place at 235 in Park Layne, Ohio. The checkpoint will be accompanied by aggressive saturation patrols.

You can also put DaytonDUI on your Android Smart phone via the DaytonDUI app. The app helps you know your rights and know yourself by providing a drink tally so that you do not overindulge. You can send safe drinking tips to friends or use the app to find the nearest taxi for a safe trip home. The app brings you the best of DaytonDUI’s video and audio content and gives you a chance to take pictures and record memories so that you can aid in your own defense. Our sincere desire is to make our roads a safer place.

This weekend, more than 81 local law enforcement agencies around the state will be conducting more than 1,925 hours of enforcement activity and 1,100 hours of saturation patrols, funded by federal grants provided through OTSO. The FBI compared saturation patrols vs. checkpoints in Ohio, Missouri and Tennessee. The study showed that “Overall, measured in arrests per hour, a dedicated saturation patrol is the most effective method of apprehending offenders (Source: FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin, January 2003). As this author has long argued, the saturation patrol is also more in keeping with American standards of justice than a checkpoint, as officers rely upon investigation and probable cause. We believe that our system can deal with DUI without subverting the Constitution.

You can put DaytonDUI on your Android Smart phone via the DaytonDUI app. The app helps you know your rights and know yourself by providing a drink tally so that you do not overindulge. You can send safe drinking tips to friends or use the app to find the nearest taxi for a safe trip home. The app brings you the best of DaytonDUI’s video and audio content and gives you a chance to take pictures and record memories so that you can aid in your own defense. Our sincere desire is to make our roads a safer place.If you want to receive updated information on sobriety checkpoints, enhanced traffic enforcement, saturation patrols and other important developments that affect you, sign up for text alerts on the main page of this blog. Text alerts will be sent directly to your mobile device/smartphone in the location you choose in the Miami Valley. In the past month we have alerted our followers to the State Route 35 traffic initiative and three local sobriety checkpoints. You should also know that we respect your trust and we will never send you irrelevant information and/or advertisements. This service is free and available to the general public.

The Ohio State Highway Patrol has begun its “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” St. Patrick’s day enforcement initiative. More than 78 local law enforcement agencies around the state will be conducting more than 2,100 hours of enforcement activity and 1,900 hours of saturation patrols in addition to 15 sobriety checkpoints, funded by federal grants provided through the Patrol’s Ohio Traffic Safety Office. We will keep you posted as we continue to get updates.

As always, Dayton’s St. Patrick’s Day celebration locations are trying to help you stay safe. Three of Dayton’s most popular St. Patrick’s Day destinations, Flanagan’s Pub, The Dublin Pub and Boston’s Bistro will offer free non-alcoholic beverages to designated drivers. The Crown Plaza will be offering a special “Dublin Pub” rate to party goers. For this special rate call (937) 224-0800. To make things even easier, Flanagan’s and the Dublin Pub are sponsoring a free shuttle to run you back and forth from the Crown Plaza. Free parking is available to Flanagan Pub guests at the Montgomery County Fairgrounds and that have arranged it so that cars can stay there overnight if necessary.

QUESTION: Do the police have the right to take someone’s license at the time they are arrested for a DUI?

AUDIO ANSWER by DUI Attorney Charles Rowland:

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You may notice more troopers on the roadways today – Thats because today is “All Out Day.”

All sworn officers from all ranks of the state Highway Patrol will take to Ohio roadways Friday in a safety and awareness campaign the agency is calling “All Out Day.” All available units will be out on the road to enforce traffic laws and look for any criminal activity. The Ohio State Highway Patrol will be conducting “All Out Day” throughout Friday, April 19. The initiative consists of high visibility enforcement on the roads to deter drunk driving. We know of one OVI checkpoint which will be held in Warren County in conjunction with the law enforcement initiative. Please follow Dayton DUI on Facebook to receive updates, or sign up for our free text alert service. It is also a good idea to download the DaytonDUI Android App which gives you DaytonDUI at your fingertips.

The Trotwood Police Department will be conducting an OVI checkpoint tonight in the area of 1001 Shiloh Springs Road beginning at 6:30 p.m.

Warren County will be conducting an OVI checkpoint tonight between 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. at Ohio 741 and Courseview Drive in Mason. Another checkpoint will be in Cincinnati. Cincinnati’s will be 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. in the 400 block of Delta Avenue in Columbia Tusculum.

If you want to receive updated information on sobriety checkpoints, enhanced traffic enforcement, saturation patrols and other important developments that affect you, sign up for text alerts on the main page of this blog. Text alerts will be sent directly to your mobile device/smartphone in the location you choose in the Miami Valley. In the past month we have alerted our followers to the State Route 35 traffic initiative and three local sobriety checkpoints. You should also know that we respect your trust and we will never send you irrelevant information and/or advertisements. This service is free and available to the general public. You can also put DaytonDUI on your Android Smart phone via the DaytonDUI app. The app helps you know your rights and know yourself by providing a drink tally so that you do not overindulge. You can send safe drinking tips to friends or use the app to find the nearest taxi for a safe trip home. The app brings you the best of DaytonDUI’s video and audio content and gives you a chance to take pictures and record memories so that you can aid in your own defense. Our sincere desire is to make our roads a safer place.

There will be an OVI checkpoint in Clark County tonight! The checkpoint will begin at 7:00 p.m. and will take be located at the 700 block of West First St. in Springfield, Ohio. The checkpoint will be accompanied by aggressive saturation patrols.

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In what can only be described as a “blitz,” the Ohio State Highway Patrol in conjunction with the Montgomery County OVI task force will be conducting multiple OVI checkpoints beginning Wednesday at 6:00 p.m. All available units will be out looking for impaired drivers, texting drivers, distracted drivers and generally anyone committing an offense. We have confirmed that there will be an OVI checkpoint in Vandalia.

What is a “No Refusal” OVI Checkpoint? Watch this video produced by WKEG / WRGT to learn all about it. Look for an interview of me, Charles Rowland, at 1:18 into the segment.

“No Refusal” OVI Checkpoints are sobriety checkpoints that stop every single car to make sure that drivers are not impaired. If you are suspected of driving drunk. you will have to take a breathalizer test or a judge or prosecutor, who are on standby, will issue a warrant for you to take a blood alcohol test. A

There will be an OVI checkpoint in Clark County tonight! The checkpoint will take place at St. Rt. 40 & St. Rt. 68 and will begin at 8 p.m. The checkpoint will be accompanied by aggressive saturation patrols and a crackdown on seatbelt laws as part of the Click It or Ticket campaign.

If you want to receive updated information on OVI checkpoints, enhanced traffic enforcement, saturation patrols and other important developments that affect you, sign up for text alerts on the main page of this blog. Text alerts will be sent directly to your mobile device/smartphone in the location you choose in the Miami Valley. In the past month we have alerted our followers to the State Route 35 traffic initiative and three local sobriety checkpoints. You should also know that we respect your trust and we will never send you irrelevant information and/or advertisements. This service is free and available to the general public.

The Ohio State Highway Patrol, announced today that an OVI checkpoint will be held from 6-8 p.m. tonight on US127, in Darke County.

There will be an OVI checkpoint in Clark Countytonight! The checkpoint will be accompanied by aggressive saturation patrols and a crackdown on seatbelt laws as part of the Click It or Ticket campaign. The location will be on SR 235 in New Carlisle beginning at 7:30 p.m.

There will be an OVI checkpoint in Trotwood, Montgomery County tonight! The checkpoint will be accompanied by aggressive saturation patrols and a crackdown on seatbelt laws as part of the Click It or Ticket campaign. The location will be along Shiloh Springs Rd in Trotwood beginning at 6:30pm.

Please be advised that i will be out of the office Friday, June 7th. Due to my absence, I will not be posting any OVI checkpoint information. Nor will I be sending out any DaytonDUI text alerts. Luckily, the major law enforcement initiatives we saw over the Memorial Day weekend may cause this to be a very slow week. You can check the following sources for OVI checkpoint information: Ohio State Highway Patrol, WDTN, Dayton Daily News, WHIO and the Springfield Sun.

Thanks for your understanding.

Charles M. Rowland II

There will be an OVI checkpoint in Clark Countytonight! The checkpoint will take place in Springfield along West North St. and will begin at 7:30 p.m. The checkpoint will be accompanied by aggressive saturation patrols and a crackdown on seatbelt laws as part of the Click It or Ticket campaign.

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There will be an OVI checkpoint in Clark Countytonight! The checkpoint will be accompanied by aggressive saturation patrols and a crackdown on seatbelt laws as part of the Click It or Ticket campaign. The location is on First Street in Springfield and it will begin at 7:00 p.m.

There will be an OVI checkpoint tonight in Wilmington at US-68 near SR-134, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. There will be another at US-22 near Progress Road, 10 p.m. to 12 a.m. Troopers will also conduct aggressive saturation patrols in the area.

The Reason to Get Rid of OVI Checkpoints & Cameras? Glad You Asked.

In his book Why People Obey The Law, legal scholar Tom Tyler argues that compliance with the law has less to do with deterrence (fear of penalty) than with the rational decision that complying with the law is in a person’s self-interest. More important to their compliance is the decision that following the law is the right thing to do. Having the biggest impact on their perception of the law is the belief in the legitimacy of the authority. ”People who go to traffic court are less concerned with the outcome – even when it is a costly ticket or fine – than with the fairness of the process.” Vanderbilt, Tom. Traffic: why we drive the way we do (and what it says about us), 2008, pp 235. Thus the societal norm that driving within the speed limit and driving without being impaired, is an agreed upon social construct and is enforced best by our agreement that violating these laws is dangerous and deserving of punishment.

We can conclude from the evidence above that when there is less respect for the law and/or the process is deemed to be unfair the most important factor in compliance is compromised. Less effective governance means the law are less effective, which means that people are less likely to follow them. How do we know this? The answer lies in whether or not the enforcement of the law is perceived as corrupt. According to indices compiled by the anti corruption watchdog Transparency International, the higher a country (or law) ranks on the corruption index the less interested in following the law. ”Lode Vereeck, a Belgian economist at Hasselt University, has noted that in survey after survey of people’s attitudes toward traffic regulations, Belgians seem resistant; they’re more hostile than their neighbors to things like seat belt laws, lower speed limits, and drunk-driving laws” (thus more likely to drink before driving). Vanderbilt, Id. Compared to the Netherlands (Belgiums nearest neighbor and best basis of comparison) the Belgians see their laws as more corrupt, leading to less adherence to the law and more traffic fatalities. The nations that rank as the least corrupt – such countries as Finland, Norway, New Zealand, Sweden and Singapore – are the safest places in the world to drive. The lesson we draw from the research is that wealth and enforcement affect traffic fatalities less than real or perceived corruption.

The premise of my argument herein is that OVI checkpoint and speed/red-light cameras are perceived as corrupt by the vast majority of citizens. Our reliance on speed cameras and the attendant unfairness of the enforcement lessens the citizens adherence to the law. The perceived unfairness of a sobriety checkpoint lessens and diminishes the drunk driving law. The research suggests that following the law because it is fair and the right thing to do are more important than checkpoints and cameras. Which raises the question to law enforcement and to the political elite. If fairness is diminished at the cost of lives, are you doing a disservice by continuing the “corrupt” practices. At some level you are making the decision between money for your department/city over the potential loss of life due to possible disrespect for the law. I would argue (anecdotally) that respect for all law enforcement is diminished when they are perceived to be sanctioning unfair enforcement. The courts are lowered in esteem when they are seen as unfair or “rigged” against the average citizen.

The reason that I put forth this argument is because I have spent my life dedicated to our system of justice. I believe in our courts and in (the overwhelming majority of) law enforcement officials. I cannot go by silently and see the things I gave my life to broken. I do not want our children to grow up in a world where the rule of law is scoffed at as a naive concept. If my children (or yours) go into law enforcement I do not want their lives put in danger because they are seen as “other” rather than the agents of service and protection. This issues goes to the very core of what we are and what we want our communities to be. We can and should do better because “we are all in this together.”

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