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www.ithacadwi.com Unfortunately under New York State law any criminal conviction will stay on your permanent record forever. New York State does not have an expungement statute. Many first time offenders just made a bad decision and judgement call. Depending upon the facts and circumstances of the charges, for first timers (to the Court system) these types of charges can be potentially negotiated to a non-criminal disposition or a dismissal. To learn more about how DWI cases work in the state of New York, I encourage you to explore my educational website www.ithacadwi.com. If you have legal questions, I urge you to pick up the phone and call me since I can answer your legal questions at 607-229-5184 or by e-mail at newman.lawrence@gmail.com. I welcome your call. Criminal Defense Attorney Larry Newman

 For far too long, drunk driving in South Africa has largely been ignored by the authorities and has claimed literally thousands of lives of both drivers and pedestrians over the years. This season, however, the powers-to-be have beefed up their presence on the roads with positively resounding results — the casualties on South African roads have virtually halved.

With new innovative technology that has the ability to trace not only the amount of alcohol consumed but the use of illegal drugs as well, it should only be a matter of time together with concerted efforts by all concerned before the statistics plummet even further.

Fifty percent of dead drivers are over the limit

Although road users are clearly delighted at the zero tolerance approach to drunk driving, startling statistics reveal that as many as 50% of drivers who die on our roads are indeed above the legal limit (0.05 grams per 100 ml).

Figures posted by the Arrive Alive campaign for 2002 and 2003 indicate a marked increase of drivers driving while under the influence of alcohol – from 1.80% to 3.10%. In 2002, it was the North West Province that had the most culprits with as many as 4% driving drunk, but in 2003 Mpumalanga had the dubious honour of topping the list with 4.68%.

Road users in South Africa are far more vulnerable to drunk driving at night and the statistics for 2002 and 2003 make a drastic leap between the hours of 18h00 to 24h00 when as many as 5.50% of all drivers were found to be driving drunk in ‘02 and 5.08% in 2003.

Sadly, the death toll has increased exponentially over the years with its only beneficiaries being the overworked car accident attorneys. A study conducted by the Medical Research Council of South Africa in 2004 indicated that more than half of the 570 drivers killed in accidents were over the legal limit, an unacceptable figure by anyone’s standards.

A drunk driver or pedestrian is killed every 2 hours on SA roads

To put things into sharp perspective, a drunk driver or pedestrian is killed on South African roads every two hours (figures for 2004 — 2006), with the most victims claimed in the Gauteng province, closely followed by KwaZulu-Natal and the Western Cape.

A good car accident lawyer will advise you to avoid the local taxis, especially at night, and for very good reason. In 2005 the taxi industry cracked all records by becoming the most dangerous transportation sector, with 7.70% of drivers driving drunk at night. Interestingly enough, the drivers who are least likely to drive while inebriated are truck drivers.

Originally published here.

Naturally, a criminal record reveals the criminal history of an individual. It is a fact that the information that is included in this file is different from county to county. However, just like Kentucky Arrest Records, they disclose all non-expunged criminal offenses. Through this document, you’ll find cases such as traffic incidents, over speeding, and drunk driving.

The state government of Kentucky has empowered the Administrative Office of the Courts to keep this significant account. Fortunately, every member of the public has the right to get hold of this information. The state has a huge database, Courtnet, which gathers data from all local case management systems statewide and provides the information to all.

As per the state’s jurisdiction, not all information is obtainable by everyone. Some of them are restricted such as the Juvenile, Mental Health Civil, and Domestic Violence case. The rest of the details can be retrieved by sending a request to the proper department through mail or by looking for it online. The only issue with the former is the long waiting time which will usually reach 7 to 10 business days before you can have what you need.

The name of the involved person, his birth date, gender, date of crime, county, sentence date, and charge and sentence are the most common things that you will get from this document. In Kentucky, this information is frequently updated; therefore, you don’t have to worry over having an out-of-date, inaccurate, and incomplete result. The state’s Department of Correctional Services is in-charged for the dissemination of this account to everyone.

The details that are written in this file are useful in several ways. First of all, it is a good source of information that you can use to verify the background of an individual. Hence, it helps you protect yourself and your loved ones, too. If you were an employer, this information will also make it easy for you to select the best applicant to hire or the most deserving employee to promote.

This time, different states are already providing access to Criminal Records Free To Public. With the use of the Internet, the task can even be done more easily and quickly. Therefore, who says you have to suffer from the pain that is caused by searching through the traditional way? You don’t have to because you can now get what you need in no time at the comfort of your own house. The only thing to do is decide which service provider is best for you and pay a small amount of one-time fee only.

Originally published here.