
Specific and detailed laws determine the penalties a DUI suspect is subject to in Los Angeles. All the variables involved in the case are taken into consideration, including the initial charge of a DUI or driving with a blood-alcohol level .08% or greater. Other variables that can be included in determining the severity of penalties include:
Guidelines from the statutes also allow for altered penalties based on the following factors:
Drunk driving penalties levied by the court typically do not include any penalties from the DMV. The DMV has their own set of guidelines and will have several administrative hearings to determine what penalties are issued.
DUI Penalties
Here you will find in-depth discussions of possible penalties led by Los Angeles DUI lawyers.
California DUI Penalty Summary
A brief outline of the potential penalties for first and second time DUI offenders.
Penalties for DUI in California
California laws relating to DUI criminal and license suspension penalties.
Los Angeles DUI Laws and Lawyers provides a resource for those accused of drunk driving. It is also intended as an answer to those organizations working for ever more severe laws, greater use of unfair evidence and procedures, increasing destruction of our constitutional rights, and a new age of prohibition. See the National Motorists Association's website, which offers alternative commentary on issues such as DUI roadblocks, inappropriate criminal penalties and license revocations/suspensions imposed by the officer in the field.