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Saturday, June 16, 2012

York County SCRAM Monitors: Legal for Bail?

If you have been arrested for a second or subsequent DUI offense in York County, you are likely wearing or have the possibility of wearing a SCRAM Monitor.

A SCRAM monitor is an alcohol sensing device. SCRAM is an acronym for Secure Continuous Remote Alcohol Monitor.

The purpose of bail is not to punish. Yet, for dozens of York County DUI Defendants, you are currently being punished by wearing the SCRAM Monitoring Device. Under a new policy that took effect on January 1, 2012, the Court now restricts a defendant's ability to consume alcohol. The use of alcohol has nothing to do with whether or not the person will appear for court to answer the charges. Moreover, the restriction on the use of alcohol does not impact the safety of one individual (such as a no-contact order imposed in a Domestic Violence Case). However, the use of a SCRAM Monitor does have one effect. It is used to speed up the judicial process and encourage defendants to plead guilty rather than having a full evaluation of their case.

If you have been charged with DUI in York County, we can help.

Contact me today.

F. Dean Morgan, Esquire
www.CentralPennDUIDefense.com
1-888-821-9446

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