Officers respond to a domestic disturbance and find a woman unable to start her car because it has a court ordered ignition interlock device installed. She claims nothing happened. Her boyfriend has a video. She is arrested for domestic battery and taken to jail. Her parents arrive and attempt to negotiate. The officer explains that in a domestic partnership the arrest is mandatory once probable cause exists. The boyfriend is walked through the protective order petition process. Her probation officer will receive a report about the drinking violation. She will see a judge Saturday morning. This video examines mandatory arrest in domestic battery cases and why it removes the decision from both parties, ignition interlock devices as court ordered conditions and what they report, first appearance hearings and conditions of release, the civil protection order process, and why drinking on medication while on probation created two simultaneous legal problems from the first breath of the night. Nothing in this video is legal advice. We are not practising attorneys. All commentary is for education, awareness, and accountability. Channel. Proof On Record.

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