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

Iowa OWI Laws and Penalties
Learn about the penalties for a first, second and third OWI/DUI conviction in Iowa.
Oregon DUII Laws and Conviction Penalties
Read about how Oregon defines "driving under the influence of intoxicants" (DUII) and the penalties you'll face for a first, second, and third DUII conviction.
Illinois DUI Laws and Conviction Penalties
Find out how Illinois defines "driving under the influence" and the penalties you'll face (fines, jail time, and license suspension) for a first, second, and third DUI conviction.
New York DWI and DWAI Laws and Penalties
In New York, penalties are generally less severe for Alcohol-DWAI convictions than for DWI, Drug-DWAI, and Combination-DWAI convictions.
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.