McHenry County to Implement New DUI Warrant Procedures

James R. Doerr • April 13, 2018

Starting April 15, 2018 the McHenry County Police Departments of Algonquin, Cary, Harvard, Johnsburg, Lake in the Hills, McHenry, Spring Grove and Woodstock will all be participating in a new “no-refusal” DUI policy. According to a recent press release, police in these jurisdictions will be seeking search warrants for a suspected DUI motorist’s blood if they decline to submit to post-arrest DUI breath testing.

The policy expands the existing electronic warrant system to allow police officers to seek warrants online, at any hour of the day or night.

If signed, the search warrants will authorize the taking of a person’s blood by hospital staff, whether consented to or not. Those who do not comply may face felony obstruction charges.

It is important that a defendant in this criminal justice system be aware that they have certain rights. For more information about this or other cases, please contact the author, James R. Doerr, at (847) 705-7555 or jdoerr@lavellelaw.com.

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