Tag Archives: DUI
Information for Doctors and Nurses if You are Convicted of a DUI
Information for Doctors and Nurses if You are Convicted of a DUI According to California Drunk Driving Law by James Publishing, a widely used and coveted Law Book that is considered to be “The Bible of Drunk Driving Defense”™, the Division of Medical Quality of the Medical Board of California, a branch of the [...]
Consequences for Judges with a DUI Arrest
Consequences for Judges with a DUI Arrest In Kennick v. Com’n on Judicial Performance (1990) 50 C3d 297, 267 CR 293, a judge was removed for dishonest conduct related to a drunk driving arrest, but not for the conviction itself, since it was a nolo plea and the offense itself was not charged [...]
Cases on Attorney Discipline for Alcohol
Cases on Attorney Discipline for Alcohol Three or more DUI convictions may not result in state bar discipline. For just one conviction of DUI with injury, the state bar might impose discipline: In an unpublished State Bar discipline case, an attorney had been [...]
Pilots and DUI’s What is to Come of Your Airman and Medical Certificates
Pilots and DUI’s What is to Come of Your Airman and Medical Certificates Pilots must report drunk driving suspensions and convictions to the FAA. There are two separate areas of concern for pilots-the airman’s certificate (pilot’s license) and the medical certificate. Federal Aviation Regulation (FAR), 14 C.F.R. §61.15, covers offenses by pilots which involve alcohol [...]
Deportation and DUI or La Deportación y la DUI
Deportation and DUI or La Deportación y la DUI con traducción en español If you are an Alien and you got a simple, first offense DUI you will not be deported. There are serious consequences though. Si usted es un extranjero y que tiene un DUI simple, el primer delito que no serán deportados. Hay serias consecuencias sin embargo. Any drunk driving conviction [...]
DUI and your Commercial License vs. A Commercial Vehicle
DUI and your Commercial License vs. A Commercial Vehicle California Law states that if you are a holder of a commercial license and you were NOT driving a commercial vehicle at the time of the DUI, then you do not have to report this incident within 30 days to your employer. The Employer Pull Notice [...]
DUI and Automobile Insurance
DUI and Automobile Insurance The quick answer: $1500 to $2200 per year, for 1-5 years if you’ve been convicted of a DUI. That’s if you can be underwritten. First time DUI – You’re still entitled to insurance and the carriers will cover you, but at higher rates. Your carrier might drop you and refer [...]
Tips on Handling Admission and Departure of the DUI Treatment Program
Tips on Handling Admission and Departure of the DUI Treatment Program By law, if you cannot afford the court ordered Treatment Program, then you get in free. If you can believe it, most of these Treatment Programs ignore this law!! Title 9, California Code of Regulations, section 9878. This could happen. If it does, [...]
2011 Driving-Under-The-Influence Program Directory of Service Providers
2011 Driving-Under-The-Influence Program Directory of Service Providers If you want your license reinstated, the courts in conjunction with the DMV will order you to do a Court Required Program. It will be your responsibility to shop around and find the right provider. It might seem like a daunting task. This link will be immensly helpful [...]
Sobriety Checkpoints and The 4th Amendment
Sobriety Checkpoints and The 4th Amendment The courts have held that stopping a vehicle at a sobriety checkpoint does constitute a “seizure” under the 4th Amendment. It has been noted that a seizure under the 4th Amendment occurs “…when there is a governmental termination of freedom of movement through means intentionally applied”. If for [...]
