| A very unfortunately common problem that is found in | | | | suspension of driving license for not less than three |
| the United States as well as the rest of the world it | | | | years. Similarly DUI schooling may also be |
| the problem of drunk driving. Driving under the influence | | | | recommended and this may range from 15 weeks to |
| or DUI as it is known in the U.S. is the act of driving a | | | | 18 months. And the state of California can also sale |
| motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol or in | | | | your vehicle or impound it with the proceeds going |
| inebriated condition. Driving under the influence is a fatal | | | | towards charity. |
| problem as well because 41 percent of total traffic | | | | California DUI offense laws have severe criminal |
| deaths are caused by drunk drivers, and this is a very | | | | penalties based on the severity of the outcome of DUI |
| large number that should not exist at all. | | | | related crash. |
| And this is why DUI laws in the US have become | | | | California DUI offense laws have changed over the |
| extremely strict. For example, the California DUI | | | | years in order to curb the increasing number of deaths |
| offense laws have given way to approximately | | | | and injuries occurring due to DUI related accidents. |
| 200,000 DUI arrests every year. The California DUI | | | | California DUI offense laws have been argued to be |
| offense law has enforced strict and stringent | | | | unconstitutional in that by automatically finding drivers |
| measures against people who have found to have a | | | | guilty, a person loses his or her right to have a trial by |
| blood alcohol count of 0.08% or more. | | | | jury. However at the same time it has been argued to |
| California DUI offense laws are so strict that the state | | | | be 'legal per se'. It is a very unfortunate fact that DUI |
| leads the nation in DUI arrests. These laws are meant | | | | accidents take an innocent life every thirty minutes, so |
| to reduce the number of DUI cases. And victims and | | | | it is argued that DUI laws should allow for impartial jury |
| survivors of drunk-driving crashes have supported the | | | | trials. |
| California DUI offense law. It is crucial to have strict DUI | | | | Based on the California DUI offense law, a person |
| Laws so that drunk drivers are not allowed to put the | | | | under the influence of alcohol is charged on two |
| lives of others at risk | | | | counts, a Vehicle Code section 23152(a) count, driving |
| California DUI offense laws include specifics such as | | | | impaired by alcohol and 23152(b), driving above 0.08% |
| blood alcohol content level test, license suspension or | | | | blood alcohol content |
| revocation, checking of ignition interlocks device in the | | | | Statistics have proved that since the enactment of the |
| vehicle, field sobriety test to assess physical and | | | | 0.08% blood alcohol count California DUI offense law, |
| mental alertness, and many others. | | | | the DUI arrests have decreased by an assenting rate |
| First time offenders charged under the DUI law could | | | | of 45%. And also the number of deaths and injuries |
| be sentenced to jail with minimum fine. However | | | | has shown a 50 percent decrease. These are positive |
| second offenses occurring within seven years of the | | | | indications, which prove that to an extent, the imposition |
| first are dealt with more harsh law. It could be a | | | | of fines and punishments has shown affirmative |
| minimum of ten days of jail and fines up to $10,000 and | | | | results. |