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Articles From Edward M. Maloney

Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Pilot Program By Hon. Edward M. Maloney Bench and Bar, January 2014 On January 1, 2014, Illinois joined 18 other states and the District of Columbia in removing state-level criminal penalties from the medical use of cannabis.
Summary suspension notice through the mail By Edward M. Maloney Traffic Laws and Courts, March 2012 Counsel should advise clients that if they receive a postcard indicating that they have a letter for certified mail, they should contact their attorney first before accepting and signing for the letter.
New summary suspension law hits Illinois By Edward M. Maloney Traffic Laws and Courts, May 2011 Beginning July 1, a person suspected of DUI in a fatal or injurious auto accident who refuses or fails to complete chemical testing can have his or her driving privileges revoked under statute 625 ILCS 5/1-197.6).
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Frye on HGN—Part I By Edward M. Maloney Traffic Laws and Courts, September 2008 Everyone in the DUI field knows that the Supreme Court, in People v. McKown, ordered a Frye hearing on whether the HGN test had been generally accepted as a reliable indicator of alcohol impairment.
New MDDP rules By Edward M. Maloney Traffic Laws and Courts, September 2008 Starting January 1, 2009, Judicial Driving Permits will go the way of the dinosaur having been destroyed by the MADD comet.
New Interlock Law important provisions By Edward M. Maloney Traffic Laws and Courts, December 2007 According to the Secretary of State DUI fact book 2007, which is the most recent data on this information, there are approximately 50,000 DUI arrest in Illinois in 2004.
New law abolishes judicial driving permits By Edward M. Maloney Traffic Laws and Courts, March 2007 Recently, MADD, AAIM and other support groups came to the conclusion that the increased use of BAIID or SCRAM devices would reduce the DUI recidivist rate.
People v. Hanna By Edward M. Maloney Traffic Laws and Courts, January 2004 In a blistering rebuff, the Illinois Supreme Court has reversed an Illinois Appellate Court decision that had required the Illinois Department of Public Health to follow its own rules and regulations.
Review of important new traffic laws of the 93rd General Assembly By Edward M. Maloney Traffic Laws and Courts, January 2004 Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code, Increases the penalty for fleeing or attempting to elude a peace officer from a Class A misdemeanor to a Class 4 felony.
Suspensions and revocations for fraudulent or altered identification cards, permits and licenses By Edward M. Maloney Traffic Laws and Courts, May 2002 Parents send off their children to college with great pride and a certain degree of apprehension.
Driving relief from 11-501.6 and 11-501.8 Summary suspensions By Edward M. Maloney Traffic Laws and Courts, March 2000 Upon the arrest for driving under the influence of alcohol a police officer is required to issue a statutory summary suspension to the arrested motorist.
Secretary of state suspensions for possession, display or fraudulent use of license and identification card By Edward M. Maloney Traffic Laws and Courts, April 1999 For several years now the secretary of state has been routinely suspending driving privileges of Illinois residents under the age of 21 who are found to be in possession of an identification card or license not issued to them.

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