A per se law is makes something illegal, regardless of whether it is dangerous, or not. Oftentimes, instead of criminalizing an act, it criminalizes a status, punishing people who have that status even if it has caused no harm and even if they did not intend to have that status.
The world of operating under the influence (OUI) is full of surprises. People who have been arrested and charged with OUI in Maine are surprised and often confused to find out that there are two different processes that happen at the same time – a criminal one and an administrative
While breathalyzers are a core aspect of how police officers in Maine and elsewhere in the U.S. enforce operating under the influence (OUI) laws, they are easily manipulable and dangerously unreliable. Unfortunately, they are also seen as highly reputable sources of OUI evidence by prosecutors, police, and many jury members,
Civil asset forfeiture is one of the most terrifying and out of control aspects of law enforcement today. The original intention of civil asset forfeiture was to allow police to seize property that was used in the commission of a crime, giving them an important weapon against organized street gangs
In a recent blog post, we delved into the history of the breathalyzer, one of the biggest developments in the history of the enforcement of operating under the influence (OUI) laws. In fact, the breathalyzer has been so important that it has even changed OUI laws in Maine and elsewhere,
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