of Appeals and Supreme Court on whether the leased in your skin moisture (sweat). So now $60,000 x 5 years = $300,000, now got a job
State of Missouri can change the rules in the the person who secretly drinks at home (con- making $25,000 x 5 = $125,000
middle of the game (Ex post Facto). dition of probation no drinking) with no driving Attorney fees $700 to $10,000 to $15,000 =
6.Good news in that the Director of Revenue is going to be caught when his Bracelet or $3,000, (looks like more jury trials) so take
does not have, at this “time” a mechanism to Sobritor is downloaded each day. How long do $3,000
obtain the DUI records from the hundreds of you have to be continuously monitored? Part TOTAL - $143,830
Circuit Court divisions, Associate Circuit Court of the probation 30 – 60 – 90 days or the total If all this happens your wife will not be happy
divisions, city, town or village traffic courts, or time of the probation 24 months? Monthly fees and now you have the cost of a divorce, your stuff,
from other states which they have reciprocity can add up. So say the fee is $15 a day or $450 and child support. . . let’s say 30% of your take
(share) driving and court records. Thank good- a month for 24 months, the cost to you is home pay. Attorney’s fees are $5 thousand and
ness, not everything is totally computerized!! $10,950, you could, of course go to jail and “to up if you have a fight. After a while it can turn into
7. Bad news = Interlock - 66,000 drivers in Mis- Hell with probation”. real money.
souri are today in violation of the new interlock COST OF DRINKING AND DRIVING This is depressing, let’s call our lawyer to go
law that became effective on July 1, 2009 So the cost for a little drinking and driving, (on have a few beers with us, he’ll probably buy at the
(Emergency Enactment). Only 4,000 drivers the high side) could be price he charges.
have complied with the 70,000 letters sent out 1. Drinking at the bar $8 x 6 = $48
by the Director of Revenue. The new interlock 2. Bail bondsmen $100 - $500 Riding Motorcycle Not at Fault
device is an attachment to your motor vehicle 3. Increase in insurance SR22 for 2 years $800 x No longer is riding a motorcycle in and of itself
that before the engine will start you must blow 2 years = $1,600 evidence of comparative fault in an accident
into a portable breathalyzer. You will pay $65 4. SATOP ($277 screen, school $100 to weekend where the rider got run over and injured. The in-
per month for the rental fee for the interlock de- program $1006) = $1,277 surance companies must prove you did some-
vice. The Director of Revenue apparently is get- 5. The Director of Revenue Reissue of license (re- thing wrong. Before, the insurance companies’
ting ready to suspend 66,000 Missouri drivers instatement fee) = $45 attorney at trial would argue that “we all know that
for 1 year because they failed to put the device 6. Interlock – breathalyzer/car won’t start $65 x all bike riders are reckless (and drinking), not care-
on their car. Will this also put them in violation 24 months = $1,560 ful and caused the accident, so reduce the amount
of their probation? 7. Continuous monitor: of the money he should get by fault (50%) for his
8.Bad news = Continuous alcohol monitoring. a. Sweat bracelet (SCRAM) once a day down being run over by my client. We’re sorry our client
The new law provides that for multiple (2 or load $15 per day - 30 – 90 – 120 days or ran the stop sign”.
more) offenders of alcohol related offenses, the 2 years probation, $450 per month x 24
Court shall [shall is legalese for manda- months = $10,800 Motorcycles and Stop Lights
tory/must do] order either continuous alcohol b. Sobritor – blow into machine 4 times a day You have a defense where your bike won’t trip
monitoring (sweat bracelet “Scram”) or “Sobri- $15 per day - Once a day download the red light to green if:
tor” a 4 times a day breath test machine, cost Subtotal - $15,830, lose license for 5 years 1. Came to a complete stop
$15 per day. A sweat bracelet is a band you and job [employers, insurance companies 2. Light red for unreasonable time (look at
wear all the time. The band detects alcohol re- don’t like for you to be hired] watch)
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