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DUI or drunk driving is a serious offense in the USA.  It is a very common sight late at night to see drivers getting pulled over with flashing lights, see drivers attempting to walk in a straight line, or indeed see drivers taking a breathalyzer test.  The reason that the law enforcement officers are cracking down on this it ultimately to get intoxicated drivers off the road, and to save lives.  These intoxicated drivers are not always facing their first DUI conviction.  For many people it’s a recurring offense and many states have mandatory prison time for repeat offenders.

Penalties for DUI can be severe, especially if its not the first offence.  The states in the US have all made 0.8% the legal blood alcohol limit.  Above this point it is an offense to operate a vehicle.  This only applies to adults age 21 or over.  For drivers under this age it is an offense to have any alcohol in the blood.  This is known as the Zero Tolerance law.  Typical penalties for DUI include hefty fines, suspension of the driving license and jail.

For repeat offenders it is often a mandatory license suspension and some automatic jail time.  If it is a state with a Habitual Violator law then the driver may incur a felony sentence for three DUIs.  It may also include losing the right to drive for many years, or even for their lifetime.

Drivers who lose their license for a period can get it back after attending and completing schooling in DUI, and having their situation assessed.  This assessment can include an interview with a counselor who amongst other things will determine the level of alcoholism.  This may include a recommendation for entry into AA or another type of rehab program which may be residential offering detox and rehabilitation.  For the driver to get his license back he will have to agree to and follow all recommendations made by the counselor.  The fees for these programs will be charged to the offender.

The penalties for DUI can be very expensive, especially for those convicted of more that one offense.  These costs can include fines, mandatory rehab, additional insurance, new license and legal fees.  If there was an accident at the time of the DUI conviction then there will be additional damages liability too including injuries and death.

This article has been provided by the Ohio DUI Attorney who provides legal advice and help to Ohio drivers.

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Loan originator’s taking the New York mortgage license test will need to complete 20 hours of the Nationwide Mortgage Lending Service (NMLS) approved education, which includes 3 hours of New York mortgage law, pass both the National and New York Components of the SAFE mortgage Loan Originator test and meet new bonding requirements, meaning a credit check and criminal background check and fingerprinting.

To facilitate an orderly transition to licensing and minimize the disruption in the mortgage marketplace, the deadlines to complete the education, testing and bonding requirements are:
o An individual who was engaged in Mortgage Loan Origination (MLO) activities as of July 11, 2009, and filed an application prior to July 11, 2009, had until May 31, 2010 to meet the education, testing and bonding requirement.
o An individual who was engaged in MLO activities with respect to manufactured homes as of July 11, 2009, should have filed an application by the Superintendent on December 31, 2009, and should have met the education, testing and bonding requirements back on May 31, 2010.
o An individual who was authorized to act as an MLO as of July 11, 2009 has until August 31, 2010 to meet the education, testing and bonding requirements.

There’s only 2 weeks left to fit in 20 hours of education, testing and bonding requirements. The best advice to give un-licensed loan originators is to GET ON IT!

Financial institutions with information relative to various aspects of terrorist financing need assistance in identifying and reporting related suspicious activity. The Aspect of financial transactions indicative of terrorist funding in the Suspicious Activity Report (SAR), discusses the vulnerabilities of a financial system to terrorist financing. It’s in the last two editions of the SAR review which provides statistical data and a great amount of information concerning terrorist-related SAR’s.

A continued examination of the SAR database will help determine the extent to which SAR’s have been filed by financial institutions that suspect certain activities relating to terrorism or terrorist financing. Recently, a review of the report identified several interesting trends. First and foremost is the number of SARs submitted from financial institutions reporting terrorism or terrorist financing has continuously declined every since the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States. Second, only 1/3 of the SARs filed referencing terrorism were filed as a result of the names listed on the governments Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), otherwise known as the watch list or Section 314(a) Information Requests. Lastly, the remaining 2/3 of the SARs reviewed, appeared to be submitted as a direct result of the implementation of proactive initiatives created by individual organizations, which are now more aware of the indicators leading to the financial activities and the transactions conducted by potential terrorists and terrorist organizations.

This is great news for the aid in preventing and protecting further attacks on the United States. Institutions are becoming more independent concerning the specifics on a list and are identifying suspicious activities on their own, as a potential terrorist related movements. Proactive measures and initiatives created by these institutions are currently being shared freely to other international institutions so aid in their efforts to combat terrorist financing and making their countries a safer place for people and companies to conduct business.