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Like many states, California has escalating penalties for multiple DUI convictions. Keep in mind, penalties are only applied when convicted, so having multiple DUI charges without convictions will not necessarily increase penalties. Most of the … Read More »

Electric and gas-powered scooters are big businesses. So are the companies that rent them. Even Ford Motor Company has gotten in on the action, purchasing an electric scooter startup, Spin. While companies like Segway and … Read More »

Even if you have a prescription for a certain medication, you can be charged with a DUI if the medication impairs your ability to drive. Various medications, such as pain relievers, muscle relaxers, sleep medications, … Read More »

In California, a DUI murder charge is a second-degree murder charge. Generally, before a prosecutor will charge a person with DUI murder, also known as a ‘Watson’ murder, they must have at least one previous … Read More »

While the United States has only been tracking data regarding drunk driving incidents since 1982, overall fatalities involving drunk driving has decreased 64% since that time. Drunken driving incidents involving those under the age of … Read More »

In some states that have legalized recreational marijuana, there have established limits as to how much can be detected in one’s system while driving. In Colorado and Washington, that limit is set at 5 nanograms … Read More »

Any DUI charge is serious. Those who end up being arrested for a DUI with a child under 14 in the car may face additional charges of child endangerment in California. The charge need not … Read More »

Marijuana legalization is a hot-button issue both nationwide and in individual states these days. Several states have already legalized recreational marijuana and a good many more have legalized medical marijuana. However, there now is a … Read More »

California voters went to the polls in 2016 and each voiced their opinion, and the opinion was to make the recreational use of cannabis legal in the state. Proposition 64, which was the bill to … Read More »

In California, a DUI is almost always a misdemeanor. As with all law, there are exceptions to this rule. There are some cases where a DUI, even if it is a first DUI, can be … Read More »