News Updates on DUI Laws

Melanie's Law DUI: This 2005 DUI law increases the penalties for drunk driving, creates new penalties for driving while intoxicated with a child in the car, and requires ignition interlock devices for certain repeat offenders. (See: http://www.mass.gov/legis/laws/seslaw05/sl050122.htm)

Look-back period DUI: An Act Relative to Repeat Offenders of the Crime of Operating a Motor Vehicle Under the Influence of Alcohol, which permits a lifetime look back period for drunk driving cases. The courts may allow evidence related to prior convictions for DUI. (See: http://www.mass.gov/legis/laws/seslaw02/sl020302.htm)

"Per Se Law DUI”:  An act to protect federal transportation funding and increase penalties for drunk driving law convictions. (See: http://www.mass.gov/legis/laws/seslaw03/sl030028.htm)

Wine Recorking: This law pertains to permission to reseal unfinished bottles from restaurants, and direct shipment from certain wineries. Massachusetts Wine Recorking laws allow people to transport open bottles of wine in their vehicle when those bottles have been secured by the restaurant according to regulations issued by the Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission. (See: http://www.mass.gov/abcc/administration/reg2040218.htm)

The law offices of Ed Sharkansky are ready to help you defend yourself against drunking driving charges. A simple phone call is all you need to make to begin the defense process. After consulting with us, you'll be better informed about your options and the consequences of your choices. Hiring an experienced, qualified DUI attorney is the best first decision you can make. Time is of the essence in Massachusetts courts, so let's get started now.

If you live in the following Massachusetts towns and cities we may be able to represent you in your OUI case in these MA communities: Norfolk, Barnstable, Bristol, Plymouth, and Middlesex counties, and the towns of Middleboro, Dorchester, Dorchester Heights, Brockton, Stoughton, Easton, Whitman, Quincy, Abington, Holbrook, Chelsea, Canton, Cambridge, Brookline, Revere, Braintree, Bridgewater, Avon, Mansfield, Lowell, Kingston, Hanson, Franklin, Foxborough, Raynham, Framinghham, Pembroke, Rockland, Newton, Halifax, Weymouth, Whitman, Sharon, Milton, and Walpole.