Landlords Beware
It is now official within the city limits of Seattle, landlords will soon be barred from excluding people with criminal records from renting their property; ...
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- August 8, 2017
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BUI Numbers on the Rise
As has happened over the past several years, there was an arrest spike during Seafair weekend this past weekend. Last year twenty six folks were ...
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- July 31, 2017
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Crimes of Washington
In Washington state crimes are broken down into two main types – misdemeanors (misdemeanors and gross misdemeanors) and felonies (Class A – C). Misdemeanor cases ...
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- July 21, 2017
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A Need for Body Cameras?
Are body cameras necessary in law enforcement? King County Sheriff, John Urquhart, thinks so, and on July 20, 2017 he made his position clear by ...
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- July 18, 2017
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Police Bias Be Gone
Bias free policing is on its way to Seattle? Really? In yet again another Seattle City Council first, something that should go without saying – ...
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- July 11, 2017
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A Bracelet you Don’t Want
While a DUI case is pending, court’s routinely require the defendant to follow certain guidelines/ conditions. Standard ‘conditions of release’ include don’t drive within 24 ...
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- June 18, 2017
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Back to Basics
Pursuant to Washington State’s implied consent law (RCW 46.20.308), a driver arrested for DUI faces the imposition of a driver’s license penalty in the form ...
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- June 14, 2017
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What’s in a Name Makes a Difference
An interesting article in the Seattle Times today outlines why the Seattle City Attorney’s decision to change the name of a certain crime has caused ...
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- June 13, 2017
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Seeking Justice is a Most Curious Concept
As so eloquently outlined in the Criminal Justice Section of the American Bar Association, the primary duty of a prosecutor is to seek justice within ...
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- June 5, 2017
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Codified Law as Law
To some Seattle may seem to be on the cutting edge, and yet to others Seattle may seem to be over the top. Well … ...
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