Fresno County Superior Court’s New DUI Program Fresno County Superior Court was awarded a grant by the California Office of Traffic Safety on October 1, 2020 to implement a misdemeanor-only comprehensive DUI court program aimed at those who have been charged with a third-time misdemeanor DUI. Through the year-long grant, Fresno County Superior Court is…
Uber and Lyft prepare for shutdown in California As of January the 1st, 2020, the California Assembly Bill 5 (AB5) was introduced, extending employee status to gig workers. Essentially, with AB5 in play, companies such as Uber and Lyft must prove it’s workers, in this case, drivers, are independent contractors and not employees, requiring their…
Wait! I can be unarrested? Our last post about the Federal First Offender Act mentioned that if a conviction is expunged, we may also be able to remove an arrest from your record. In a sense, we may be able to “unarrest” you. Getting unarrested We can contact the arresting agency and request a detention…
Be a defensive driver Even if you choose not to ever drive after drinking alcohol, others will, especially during the holiday season. You can drive defensively by always being aware of drivers around you, including drivers behind you. Don’t assume it is safe to proceed through an intersection because you have the green light; look…
A wet reckless charge is a reckless driving charge that involved alcohol or drugs. When a driver is pulled over for drunk or drugged driving and fails or refuses to take a preliminary alcohol screening (PAS) test, he or she cannot be charged with wet reckless. The driver would be charged with a DUI. The…
California follows the implied consent law, which means drivers imply their consent to blood alcohol content (BAC) testing just by operating a motor vehicle. If a driver is arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence, they will be required to complete one or more of the following chemical tests: DUI Chemical Tests in California…
Recent studies, including one conducted by the University of California at Davis, have shown a marked decrease in DUI arrests in major cities across the state. The studies suggest that DUI arrests fell 32 percent in San Diego, 28 percent in San Jose, 26 percent in Sacramento and 14 percent in Los Angeles as well…
Police officers rely on multiple methods to determine whether motorists are under the influence of alcohol. One of the most traditional methods is the “Standardized Field Sobriety Test” (SFST). The SFST consists of three separate tests that officers use to measure coordination, balance and eye movement. The three parts of SFST are as follows: The…
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