Unusual Statutes Governing Intimate Conduct and Personal Freedoms Kentucky & London, Ontario: Kentucky law purportedly prohibits a woman from appearing on a public highway in a bikini unless accompanied by two law enforcement officers or in possession of a defensive weapon. Separately, a municipal ordinance in London, Ontario, is said…
BAC presumption statutes that codify evidentiary presumptions tied to the 0.05% BAC threshold What These Statutes Govern These are chemical test evidentiary presumption statutes—not per se offense statutes (though the two often coexist). They govern what a jury or fact-finder is presumed to conclude based solely on a defendant’s BAC…
Lack of Correlation Between Urine Drug Levels, Blood Drug Levels, and Impairment Introduction In objectively quantifying drug-induced impairment, there is critical distinction between mere presence of a substance and its psychoactive effect on an individual’s functional capacity (Compton et al., 2009). Specifically, while drug concentrations in biological samples can confirm…