Riccola Voigt

Attorney · Thomas Jefferson School of Law

Riccola Voigt has been a pro yem judge in Grant County Justice Court, in Canyon City, Oregon. Riccola was previously a criminal defense attorney, representing clients in criminal, probation violation, contempt, civil commitment, dependency, and juvenile delinquency proceedings.

Riccola has a sociology degree from the University of Texas at Austin and earned her law degree from Thomas Jefferson School of Law. In law school, Riccola served as the law review literary and senior editor and clerked for the U.S. Attorney in the Criminal Division and for a U.S. District Court Judge. In 2010, she graduated as Valedictorian, and her law review note, Recovery Planning, Science and Flexibility Under the Endangered Species Act was published.

Articles By Riccola Voigt

New York's Aggravated DWI Laws and Penalties
If the defendant has two prior DWI, Aggravated-DWI, Drug-DWAI, or Combination-DWAI convictions within the past ten years, a third Aggravated-DWI is a Class D felony.
Nebraska’s DUI Implied Consent Law: Refusal to Take a Chemical Test
Nebraska's implied consent law and the consequences you'll face if you unlawfully refuse to take a blood, breath, or urine test when stopped for driving under the influence.
Illinois’s Implied Consent Law Requires Drivers to Take an Alcohol or Drug Test
In Illinois, if you get pulled over for a DUI and the officer asks you to take a blood, breath, or urine test, do you have to take one? What happens if you refuse? Implied Consent Illinois law requires you to take a breath, blood, or urine test if you are arrested for a DUI.
When Iowa’s DUI Implied Consent Law Requires Drivers to Take a Blood, Breath, or Urine Test
Under Iowa’s implied consent law, a person who operates a motor vehicle is deemed to have given consent to a chemical test of breath, blood, and/or urine if there are reasonable grounds to believe the person was “operating while intoxicated” (OWI).
Indiana’s DUI Implied Consent Law and Refusing a Blood, Breath, or Urine Test
In Indiana, if you get pulled over for an OWI (Operating While Intoxicated) and the officer asks you to take a blood, breath, or urine test, do you have to take one? What happens if you refuse?
Colorado’s Expressed (Implied) Consent Law: Refusal to Take a DUI Chemical Test
Under Colorado’s expressed consent law, any person who drives a motor vehicle on the streets and highways of the state is deemed to have given consent to a breath, blood, saliva, and/or urine test.
Arkansas’s Open Container Law and Violation Penalties
Subject to some exceptions, Arkansas prohibits possessing open containers of alcohol in a motor vehicle. Read about how an open container violation is defined and the penalties for a violation.
Maine’s Open Container Law and Violation Penalties
In Maine, drivers and passengers are generally prohibited from consuming and possessing open containers of alcohol in motor vehicles. Read about the law's specifics and the penalties for a violation.
Nevada’s Open Container Law and Violation Penalties
In Nevada, consumption of alcohol and possession of open containers of alcohol in motor vehicles is generally prohibited. The open container law applies to both drivers and passengers. However, some exceptions allow passengers to have open containers in certain types of vehicles.
New Hampshire’s Open Container Law and Violation Penalties
New Hampshire’s open container law makes it illegal to possess drugs and open containers of alcohol in vehicles. The prohibition on possessing open containers of alcohol applies to both, drivers and passengers. However, the law prohibiting possession of drugs in vehicles applies only to drivers.