DUI Police Duplicated Reports

It is becoming more and more common for police officers and other law enforcement personnel to simply duplicate aspects of one DUI report and put them on another.  They copy and paste information from one report to another and change the convicted person’s name.  This sort of duplicating of DUI reports can lead to faulty information about the incident being recorded.  With accurate and verifiable information, any charges related to these reports can be dismissed by an attorney.

Duplications in DUI Reports

Duplicated DUI reports are often the product of laziness on the part of the law enforcement officer.  They maybe feel like the cases of DUI are similar enough that they do not need to write up a new separate report for the latest incident.  The problem with this laziness is that the documentation on each DUI case is unique.  For example, one case may be of a person who caused an accident due to their impairment and another may be someone who was simply sitting in the front seat of their car sleeping off an evening of too much drinking.  By failing to document the case explicitly, law enforcement leaves several legal areas for an attorney to question once a case goes to a given prosecutor.

Defending Against Faulty Reports

Trying to defend yourself if you have been the victim of an officer’s duplication report can be difficult, but more cases are being brought to litigation all the time.  To present a strong case of duplication on a DUI report, it must be proven that the information was copied from another report and that the information on the report is false.  Additionally, if a law enforcement officer is found falsifying reports, these could lead to dismissal of the officer, as well as the veracity of any other arrest by that given law enforcement officer being questioned.

How an Attorney Can Help

If you believe that you may be the victim of a duplicated DUI report, then it is crucial for your protection that legal assistance is contacted immediately.  A DUI charge is serious business and so making sure that you are treated on a case-by-case basis with accurate information is vitally important.