On March 21, 2018, a bill sponsored by Tennessee State Representative Bud Hulsey and Senator Frank Niceley allowing judges to prohibit those convicted of driving under the influence from purchasing alcohol made its way to the House Criminal Justice Committee. According to the Tennessean newspaper, various drafts of the bill (HB 1698), before being finalized, sought a lifetime ban for a third conviction and discretion for judges to prohibit the purchase of alcohol for various lengths of time depending on the number of previous DUI convictions. The bill has now moved on to House Finance, Ways and Means Subcommittee for their consideration.
About the Author: Steven Oberman has been licensed in Tennessee since 1980, and successfully defended over 2,500 DUI defendants. Among the many honors bestowed upon him, Steve served as Dean of the National College for DUI Defense, Inc. (NCDD) and currently serves as chair of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers DUI Committee. Steve was the first lawyer in Tennessee to be Board Certified as a DUI Defense Specialist by the NCDD.
He is the author of DUI: The Crime & Consequences in Tennessee, updated annually since 1991 (Thomson-West), and co-author with Lawrence Taylor of the national treatise, Drunk Driving Defense, 8th edition (Wolters Kluwer/Aspen). Steve has served as an adjunct professor at the University of Tennessee Law School since 1993 and has received a number of prestigious awards for his faculty contributions. He is a popular international speaker, having spoken at legal seminars in over 30 states, the District of Columbia and three foreign countries.
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