{"id":1460,"date":"2019-12-17T15:57:06","date_gmt":"2019-12-17T23:57:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pallareslawfirm.com\/?p=1460"},"modified":"2020-02-09T15:26:21","modified_gmt":"2020-02-09T23:26:21","slug":"criminal-defense-attorney","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pallareslawfirm.com\/criminal-defense-attorney\/","title":{"rendered":"DUI Arrests"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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A DUI is a misdemeanor under California law, but there are steep penalties.<\/p>\n

The officer is required by law to immediately forward a copy of the completed notice of Driver Licence Suspension or Revocation.<\/p>\n

Your driver license will be suspended or revoked and the report sent to the DMV. The DMV will automatically conduct administrative review that includes a review of the officer’s report, the suspension or revocation order, and any test results.<\/p>\n

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Here is an overview of what to expect after a DUI:<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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  • Your licence will be suspended 30 days, but you may request a hearing with the DMV to try and avoid suspension.<\/li>\n
  • You will be criminally arraigned. A plea will need to be\u00a0 entered and possibly go to trial.<\/li>\n
  • If convicted, possible penalties including fines, jail time, alcohol\/drug treatment and limits on your driving privileges. The penalties vary depending on whether you have a past DUI offenses and whether anyone was injured as a result.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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    How Much Does a DUI Cost in California?<\/b><\/p>\n

    The expected consequences and cost for being charged and convicted with a in DUI is California can be severe, even for a 1st time offense.<\/p>\n

    A criminal conviction from a DUI offense in CA which will result in permanent criminal record. A first DUI conviction in California is a misdemeanor. <\/p>\n

    These are common penalties that you can expect to face:
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    • Licence Suspension<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
      For a first DUI conviction, generally your licence will be suspended for 6 months.
      There’s also a four-mouth administrative suspension imposed by the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) if the driver had a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of .80% or more.

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      • Fines<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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        There is a criminal fine prescribed by law.
        A first DUI carries $390 to $1,000 in fines plus a number of “penalty assessments” that can substantially increase the amount the driver has to pay. The total can be several thousand dollars or more.<\/p>\n

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        • Jail<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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          It’s possible for the first offender to receive 48 hours to six months in jail.
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          • Court Assessments<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
            These are fixed fees related to the cost of processing your case and are non-negotiable. These are only assessed if you are convicted.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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            Sentence-Related Costs<\/span><\/p>\n

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            • Alcohol Education Classes
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            • Car Impounded\/Storage Fees
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            • Ignition Interlock Devices<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n


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              Other Sentence-Related Costs<\/span>
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              A guilty plea or conviction of a DUI can be found in any future background checks, which can negatively affect a person’s employment and personal life.<\/p>\n

              First time DUI offenders usually receive informal probation from 3 to 5 years. Normally as a condition of probation, the offender must complete DUI classes consisting of 30 hours of classes over 3 months period. However, for dependants with a BAC of .20% or more, the program is nine months with 60 hours of class time.<\/p>\n

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              I’ve just been arrested for DUI. What should I expect?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1581,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pallareslawfirm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1460"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pallareslawfirm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pallareslawfirm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pallareslawfirm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pallareslawfirm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1460"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/pallareslawfirm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1460\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pallareslawfirm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1581"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pallareslawfirm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1460"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pallareslawfirm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1460"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pallareslawfirm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1460"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}