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Colorado panel advances bill to ban talking on hand-held cellphones while driving
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A Colorado panel unanimously advanced legislation Tuesday to ban adults from talking on cellphones while driving, except for when using a hands-free accessory, such as a Bluetooth headset. Under current law, adult drivers are allowed to use cellphones for calls but they cannot text or browse the internet. If passed, Senate Bill 175 would prohibit…
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Appeals court says pandemic justified denying DUI breath test to driver
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Colorado Springs police were justified when, three months into the COVID-19 pandemic, they offered only a blood draw to a suspected drunk driver in lieu of a breath test, the state’s second-highest court has determined. Under Colorado law, a driver has expressed their consent to taking a blood or breath test when law enforcement has…
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Interstate vs. intrastate: State Supreme Court weighs meaning of overtime law for truckers
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Did Colorado’s wage regulations entitle four truck drivers to overtime pay because they worked almost exclusively within state lines? Or did Colorado actually mimic federal rules for interstate truckers and render the four men ineligible? Last week, JP Trucking, Inc., which is based in Gypsum, told the Colorado Supreme Court that the state’s minimum wage…
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State Supreme Court gives green light to prosecutors for charging DUI defendants anew
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One year after the Colorado Supreme Court laid down a new standard for prosecuting felony drunk driving cases and prompted the reversal of dozens of convictions, the justices have now clarified that prosecutors may, in fact, seek to try those defendants again for driving under the influence. It does not violate the constitutional protection against…
