California DUI Law – What A Driver Needs To Know

2007-03-08 10:33:40

( Legal )



California Dui Law prohibits you from driving if you have taken alcohol or drugs, or while you are under the combined influence of any drugs and alcohol. It is also punishable under California DUI Law to drive if you have 0.08 percent or more of alcohol in your blood. You are considered DUI if you are a minor with blood-alcohol level of only .01 percent.

A thousand-dollar fine, six months license suspension and six months imprisonment in the county jail are the possible penalties that will be meted to you if found to be a first time offender. You will be told to attend driving school and alcoholics anonymous meetings.

Once apprehended by a police officer, you are required under California DUI law to submit blood, breath, or urine samples for chemical tests to determine your blood’s alcohol content. If you refuse to undergo testing, your driving privilege will be suspended for six months.

Take note that you don’t have the right under California DUI law to talk to your California lawyer, or have any of your lawyers in Orange county present before manifesting whether you agree to submit to a test, to choose the type of test, or to witness while the test you choose is administered.

The main reason you are not allowed a California lawyer at that time is because it will probably take several hours before your Orange county lawyer appears. And if this happens, the effect of the alcohol could be gone.

Aside from the fines provided under California DUI Law, you will have to pay attorney and legal fees, towing fee and restitution fund. And since your driving record is compromised, your auto insurance cost will increase.

A DUI charge can disrupt your daily routine causing you to lose valuable time and hard-earned money. It pays to be a law-abiding driver.


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