Blog Posts in October, 2013

California DUI Laws: Multiple DUI's

California DUI Laws – Multiple DUI's A DUI is a traffic ticket and a criminal charge rolled into one. Like for any criminal charge, the sentence for a DUI can include jail; and like any traffic ticket, once you get a ticket, the citation/ticket will stay open on your record until resolved. Also, like any criminal charge, the more prior offenses, the harsher the punishment by the Court. California ...

California DUI Checkpoints - Know Your Rights

California DUI Checkpoints – Know Your Rights DUI Checkpoints were first introduced to California in the mid 1980's. The very first DUI checkpoint was performed in the town of Burlingame and was highly publicized prior to its implementation. Citizens of Burlingame brought suit against the Burlingame police department three days after that first DUI checkpoint occurred. These Petitioners alleged ...