{"id":251,"date":"2016-09-02T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-09-02T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/baronedefensefirm.lawblogger.net\/blog\/new-law-makes-easier-michigan-drivers-avoid-drunk-driving-arrest\/"},"modified":"2022-10-04T13:01:11","modified_gmt":"2022-10-04T17:01:11","slug":"new-law-makes-easier-michigan-drivers-avoid-drunk-driving-arrest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.baronedefensefirm.com\/blog\/new-law-makes-easier-michigan-drivers-avoid-drunk-driving-arrest\/","title":{"rendered":"New Law Makes it Easier for Michigan Drivers to Avoid a Drunk Driving Arrest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On September 8, 2015, Governor Snyder signed into law House Bill 4193, making it easier for Michigan drivers to avoid a DUI arrest.<\/p>\n<p>According to the new law, during a traffic stop you may now show a police officer an electronic proof of insurance on your phone. \u00a0This electronic\u00a0proof of insurance\u00a0would be considered prima facie evidence that you have properly insured your car.<\/p>\n<p>So why does this make it easier to avoid a DUI\u00a0arrest in Michigan?\u00a0 Well, one of the first things a police officer will be looking for in a DUI investigation is whether or not you are able to provide a proof of insurance. \u00a0In other words, the officer will be trying to determine if you are drunk from how you respond to his\/her request to provide driver license, registration and proof of insurance.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baronedefensefirm.com\/blog\/new-law-makes-easier-michigan-drivers-avoid-drunk-driving-arrest\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading New Law Makes it Easier for Michigan Drivers to Avoid a Drunk Driving Arrest\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On September 8, 2015, Governor Snyder signed into law House Bill 4193, making it easier for Michigan drivers to avoid a DUI arrest. According to the new law, during a traffic stop you may now show a police officer an electronic proof of insurance on your phone. \u00a0This electronic\u00a0proof of insurance\u00a0would be considered prima facie [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-251","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-dui-enforcement","category-dui-stops"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>New Law Makes it Easier for Michigan Drivers to Avoid a DUI Arrest<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Michigan House Bill 4193 allows drivers to show electronic proof of automobile insurance to law enforcement at a traffic stop.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, 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