DUI Lawyer California - Drunk Driving Defense - 2010 Brings New Pilot Interlock Program to Four California Counties

DUI Lawyer √ Checklist

Your attorney will typically:

Request DMV hearing.
Appear in Court for you.
Examine evidence; conduct discovery.
Scrutinize breathalizer machine records.
Investigate conditions that may have caused a false BAC reading.
Investigate technical defects in case. Bring a motion to suppress.
Seek to have charges dropped or reduced. Negotiate with DA.
If necessary, prepare for trial.

The above is only a partial list of typical events in a DUI case. The proper course of action in your case will depend on the specific circumstances.

DUI Developments
People v. McNeal: Partition Ratio Evidence Allowed Some Repeat DUI Offenders Eligible For Restricted Licenses Sooner 2010 Brings New Pilot Interlock Program to Four California Counties California Police Increase Use of "Sniffer" Flashlights

2010 Brings New Pilot Interlock Program to Four California Counties

Under AB91, a new law slated to go into effect July 1, 2010, four California counties -- Alameda, Los Angeles, Sacramento and Tulare -- will take part in a pilot program making it mandatory for everyone (even first offenders) convicted of DUI to install an ignition interlock device (IID) in every vehicle that they drive, as a pre-condition for a restricted driver's license. The interlock device requires the driver to blow into it, measuring the BAC, before allowing the vehicle's engine to be started. Further, the vehicle will have to be taken in for an inspection every 60 days. The amount of time the interlocki device will have to remain in the car varies depending on the number of convictions for DUI (Vehicle Code § 23152):

-First-time offenders: 5 months
-Second-time offenders: 12 months
-Third-time offenders: 24 months
-Fourth-time offenders: 36 months

Under current California law, only certain DUI offenders are required to install ignition interlock devices. For example, at present it is not mandatory, but courts are given the discretion to order first time DUI offenders with a blood alcohol content (BAC) level of 0.15 or greater to install an IID.

The program is slated to run from July 1, 2010 to January 1, 2016.

Further DUI Concepts
The Typical Charges Why Multiple Charges?The Complaint What is Implied Consent?The DMV Hearing Field Sobriety Tests Penalties Problems With Breath Tests Ways To Beat the Charge Drug-Impaired Driving Key California Statutes Effect of Prior DUI Convictions

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The DUI Checkpoint

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