Monthly Archives: May 2013
Restricted Drivers License Option May Be Beneficial for Some Drivers Accused of DUI
A provision within California law allows drivers accused of DUI to receive a restricted drivers license which may offer these drivers the key to maintaining some normalcy in their lives and, perhaps more importantly, save their jobs. A DUI arrest can create massive upheaval in the lives of the arrested driver and his or… Read More »
Will Federal Incentives Lead to Tougher California DUI Laws?
Most local community members in Sonoma County, Mendocino County and Lake County assume that laws affecting them related to DUI stem from the California government. After all, issues like safe driving laws are always the domain of state governments, and rules about penalties for drunk driving in our part of the state would likely… Read More »
DUI Arrest Blood Draw Ruling by Supreme Court
On April 17, 2013, the United States Supreme Court ruled on the issue of DUI arrest blood draw. They ruled that the loss of evidence accompanying the natural metabolization of alcohol in the bloodstream does not automatically create an emergency which justifies an exception to the warrant requirement for nonconsensual blood testing in all… Read More »
