Post by Logan on Jun 26, 2016 7:54:56 GMT -6
Vermont's efforts to catch drunk drivers just hit a roadblock because of a new supreme court ruling.
BURLINGTON, Vt. - Vermont's efforts to catch drunk drivers just hit a roadblock because of a new supreme court ruling.
The Supreme Court ruled that police must obtain a search warrant before requiring drivers to take blood tests.
State Police tell us they're working right now, along with the attorney general's office and the department of public safety, to figure out the impact on officers.
"We're a breath and blood state in Vermont. So we have to go and take a blood sample. So it's going to affect some of the processes and procedures of how we obtain blood tests. Julie - How so? John - some cases we would be required to get a warrant. Right now in Vermont if someone refuses a blood test, but they're not involved in a serious injury or fatality, there is no way for us to obtain a search warrant in those cases, so I think that's something the legislature will be looking at next year," says Lt. John Flannigan of the Vermont State Police.
Read more: www.wcax.com/story/32309143/vermonts-efforts-to-catch-drunk-drivers-just-hit-a-roadblock-because-of-a-new-supreme-court-ruling
BURLINGTON, Vt. - Vermont's efforts to catch drunk drivers just hit a roadblock because of a new supreme court ruling.
The Supreme Court ruled that police must obtain a search warrant before requiring drivers to take blood tests.
State Police tell us they're working right now, along with the attorney general's office and the department of public safety, to figure out the impact on officers.
"We're a breath and blood state in Vermont. So we have to go and take a blood sample. So it's going to affect some of the processes and procedures of how we obtain blood tests. Julie - How so? John - some cases we would be required to get a warrant. Right now in Vermont if someone refuses a blood test, but they're not involved in a serious injury or fatality, there is no way for us to obtain a search warrant in those cases, so I think that's something the legislature will be looking at next year," says Lt. John Flannigan of the Vermont State Police.
Read more: www.wcax.com/story/32309143/vermonts-efforts-to-catch-drunk-drivers-just-hit-a-roadblock-because-of-a-new-supreme-court-ruling