What is Expungement?

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The stigma of having been convicted for a crime in Arizona can follow you for the rest of your life.  It can cause difficulties in obtaining employment, housing and basically prevent you from enjoying many of the rights of others that we take for granted. Continue reading

A New Type of Ignition Interlock – Fingerprint Scanners

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Good news, safety fans. Bad news, libertarians. Sooner or later you could be tested for sobriety by your car every time you get in the car. Takata says it’s working with TruTouch Technologies to create a blood alcohol content (BAC) reader the size of your finger (seriously) that should be 96% accurate; better than police test gear. Which begs the question why cops make you blow in a balloon if this is so much better. A safety group estimates that the system will cost at $200,  or just under 1% of the $25,000 cost of the typical new car. Safety groups say 8,000-9,000 lives could be saved each year, eventually. Continue reading

Police Aircraft Usage

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Everone has seen it at some point – the police helicopter.  Whether the aircraft are being used for traffic enforcement, police chases, or even for observing reported drunk drivers, the use of aircraft in law enforcement is becoming more and more common. But do you know the ins and outs of how police use aircraft?  Continue reading

Using MVD as a Tool to Locate People

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If you, or anyone else, needs to locate an individual who is “missing,” the first place you should look to is the Motor Vehicle Division.  A driver’s license is the most common form of identification carried by everyone over the age of sixteen, and getting driver information is one of the best methods you can use to locate someone. Here’s how… Continue reading