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Law Offices of Jeffrey V. Scherer
  • Feb 5, 2020
  • 3 min

Prompt Suspension Law; Hardship License & Pre-Conviction Conditional License

If you are charged with DUI/DWI, and you have taken a chemical test revealing a blood alcohol content of .08%, the Court must suspend your license at your first appearance when you are arraigned under New York's "Prompt Suspension" Law found in Vehicle and Traffic Law 1192(2)(e); but only if certain due process requirements are met pursuant to the Court of Appeals decision in Pringle V. Wolfe. If you are alleged to have refused a chemical test, your license will be suspended

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Law Offices of Jeffrey V. Scherer
  • Jul 17, 2016
  • 2 min

Navigating DWI: DMV License Issues

New regulations In New York State took effect on September 25, 2012 that affect drivers with multiple alcohol/drugged-driving related convictions or incidents. *It is important to note that if you receive a suspension you will likely be able to receive a fully restored license by paying a fee without having to re-apply for a license. However, a revocation will require you to re-apply for a license. The re-application process will thereby trigger a lifetime look-back of your d

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Jeffrey V. Scherer, Esq.
  • Oct 19, 2015
  • 1 min

Addiction & Drug Decriminalization: Debate over Portuguese Drug Policies

I came across an interesting discussion given by British writer and journalist, Johann Eduard Hari, in a recent TED Talks seminar (Link provided below). Mr. Hari discusses the nature of addiction and questions accepted beliefs as to how to deal with drug related problems based on a new way of looking at drug addiction. The seminar focuses in part on Portugal's decriminlizing the possession of all illicit drugs for personal use (including heroin and cocaine) following the pass

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Jeffrey V. Scherer, Esq.
  • Apr 30, 2015
  • 2 min

An Ounce of Prevention Might Curb DUI/DWI...

Many of you may have seen the fairly recent "Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over" television commercial sponsored by the New York State Governor's Traffic Safety Commission. In the video, police are shown covertly observing a group of individuals who appear to be intoxicated prior to getting into their autombile and driving away. The police are camoflauged as if they are secretly waiting to catch another drunk driver - the commercial's tagline, "they'll see you before you see the

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