Jay Norton discusses issues related to DUI cases that involve drugs, as opposed to alcohol, including driving under the influence of prescription drugs, drug recognition examinations (DRE) and blood and urine testing for drugs. AI Transcript: 00:00 I want to talk to you in this video about driving under the influence of drugs. A lot of people think of a DUI as driving under the influence of alcohol but in Kansas the law is driving under the influence of alcohol and or drugs or any kind. 00:18 So you can’t drive under the influence of alcohol, you can’t drive under the influence of drugs, and ..read more

Here is another video, this one discussing the restriction to ignition interlock device that every DUI conviction or administrative suspension in Kansas requires. AI Transcript: 00:00 Hi, I’m Jay Norton, Kansas DUI attorney, and I want to talk to you in this video about ignition interlock devices. 00:07 If you get charged with a DUI in the state of Kansas, there is a decent chance that at some point you’re going to have to put an ignition interlock device in any vehicle that you drive. 00:18 As I’ve discussed in other videos, whenever you get arrested for a DUI and you either take a test or t ..read more

Kansas DUI lawyer Jay Norton discusses the typical timeline in a Kansas DUI case, including how long it takes to get through the administrative driver’s license process and when you might have an issue with your driver’s license, how long it takes to get police reports, videos and other information in a typical DUI criminal case, continuances and when you can expect to have your case completely resolved under normal circumstances. AI Transcript: 0:00 Hi, I’m Jay Norton, Kansas DUI attorney, and I want to talk to you in this video about the timeline that you can expect for a typical DUI case ..read more

Kansas DUI attorney Jay Norton discusses probation from a jail sentence for a Kansas DUI conviction, what you have to do while on probation, and what happens if you violate probation. AI Transcript: 0:00 I want to talk to you about probation. If you get convicted of a DUI, that is if you plead guilty to it, or you go to trial and you get found guilty, then you’ve been convicted, the judge is going to give you a jail sentence. 0:17 However, you may not have to serve any or all of that sentence. You can be given probation. So, on a first time DUI, you get a jail sentence of 30 days, 90 days in ..read more

DUI lawyer Jay Norton discusses diversion of Kansas DUI charges, what disqualifies you from getting diversion, what the program requires and the dismissal of the DUI charge if diversion is successfully completed. AI Transcript: 0:00 I want to talk to you about diversion in the state of Kansas for a DUI. If you have never had a DUI before, you haven’t had a DUI diversion, you haven’t had a DUI conviction, then you may be eligible for what’s called diversion in the criminal case. 0:17 You can only have diversion once in your lifetime for a DUI but diversion is a program where you enter into a w ..read more

Kansas DUI attorney Jay Norton discusses the criminal charge of a DUI in Kansas, the potential penalties and how to approach the defense of a DUI in court. AI Transcript: 0:00 Hi, I’m Jay Norton. I want to talk to you about criminal charges that may be filed against you if you are arrested for a DUI. 0:10 As I said before, when you get arrested for a DUI, you get two different things going on at the same time, typically. 0:16 You’ve got the administrative action against your driver’s license. You’ve also got the criminal case that’s filed against you in either a city or county district court ..read more

This video discusses the administrative driver’s license hearing request process in Kansas DUI cases, the potential penalties for refusing or failing a breath, blood or urine test, and how to apply for a restricted license instead of being suspended from driving. AI Transcript: 00:01 Hi, I’m Jay Norton, DUI attorney in Kansas, and I want to talk to you about the first thing you need to know when you are facing a DUI case in Kansas. 00:12 And that is when you get arrested for a DUI and you either take a test and fail it or you refuse that test, you get two different cases going on at the same ..read more

2023 DUI Case Results The following are some of the results Jay Norton obtained for clients in DUI cases in 2023. This list only includes DUI cases and not any of the results we have obtained in defending other types of cases. Also, this list only includes DUI cases that resulted in dismissals or acquittals and does not include the favorable results we have obtained for clients that involved resolution by plea or diversion. It is extremely important to remember, though, that past performance does not guarantee or predict future results. Every case is different, and each must be judged on its o ..read more

Researchers in Australia claim to have developed a blood test that can determine with a 99% accuracy whether someone has had enough sleep to be able to safely drive. For years it has been claimed that driving while fatigued is just as dangerous as driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI). In fact, this recent article about the sleepy driving blood test states that driving on less than 5 hours of sleep is allegedly the equivalent of driving at a blood alcohol level of over the legal limit. I am not sure whether they are talking about the legal limit of .05 in Australia, or the legal limit i ..read more

If you are convicted or granted diversion for a DUI in Johnson County, Kansas, there is a good chance that you will get put on what is frequently referred to as the “color code” for random urine tests. It was called the color code because it used to be that you would have to call a phone number every day and listen for the color of the day on the recording. If your color was orange and you called the number and it said that the day’s color was orange, you would have to go submit a urine sample for testing. Now, the system is a little more sophisticated. Generally, the testing in Johnson County ..read more