Los Angeles County, California DUI Laws

The laws of California relating to drunk driving are very complex and can be found in the statutes of the California Vehicle Code.  However, the basic laws define two separate offenses:  driving under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs (Vehicle Code Section 23152a) and driving with a blood alcohol concentration of .08% or higher (Section 23152b). In most cases, a person arrested for drunk driving in California will be charged with both crimes.

There are dozens of additional DUI-related statutes in the California Vehicle Code, most of which which provide for such things as second and subsequent offenses, driver's license suspensions, penalties and DUI causing injury or death. The following resources will provide further information.

Vehicle Code Sections 23152a and 23152b
The complete text of California's basic drunk driving laws.

Los Angeles DUI Laws and Penalties
California's DUI laws explained by a prominent Los Angeles DUI lawyer.

Legal FAQs
Answers to the 20 questions most frequently asked by those arrested for DUI, from the attorney who wrote the legal textbook "Drunk Driving Defense, 6th edition".

AAA Guide to California's DUI Laws [cached version]
A good overview of the state's criminal and license supension laws, from the Automobile Club of Southern California.

California's DUI Vehicle Impound Laws
How to get your car back if it is impounded as the result of a DUI arrest — either of yourself or of another.

MegaLaw.com
Reources for DUI laws in California and other states.

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