What Are Your Legal Rights at a DUI Checkpoint?

California law enforcement has been cracking down on intoxicated driving in recent years, and one commonly used tactic in doing so is through DUI checkpoints. Several thousand DUI checkpoints are set up each year in California, with well over 5,000 individuals being arrested for a DUI crime each year at those checkpoints. A single DUI conviction can result in jail time, high fines, court fees, and increased insurance rates in the tens of thousands over the years. Thus, it is important to understand what rights you have at a California DUI checkpoint. DUI Checkpoints are Constitutional Normally, a police officer must have...

05 June

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3 Reasons You Were Charged With a DUI Felony

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When is a DUI a felony? How does a DUI Felony affect you? What you can do about it? In California, a DUI is what is commonly referred to as a “wobbler”; this means it can be charged as either a misdemeanor or a felony. Generally, in order to be charged with a felony DUI there must be aggravating factors that warrant that type of enhancement. These aggravating factors may occur when the DUI: Causes Death or Injury Is the Fourth DUI within Ten Years Comes after a Prior Felony DUI. 1. A DUI felony happens when it causes injury or death A first time DUI...

04 June

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How Long is a DUI on My Record?

Posted by Bart Kaspero

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For How Long is a DUI on my record? Once you successfully complete the term of probation, you can apply for an expungement to get the conviction off your criminal record. The value of this is that you don't have to disclose your conviction to employers. However, just because the conviction is expunged from your record doesn’t mean it is gone, it is still a priorable offense if you get another DUI within the next ten years. A priorable offense means that the court may consider another DUI within ten years when sentencing you on a second or third DUI. Can I get...

31 May

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What is Reckless Driving?

Posted by Bart Kaspero

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Reckless Driving What is it? Is it better than a DUI? How do I get one? Many who search for more information about their DUI and the law that governs it will come across the alternative plea of reckless driving. Some believe it is not a DUI while others have been lead to believe it is exactly the same thing but with a different title. Here is some information to clarify some of the issues that come with a reckless driving offense. Is reckless driving better than a DUI? In short, yes. A wet reckless is initially charged (almost always) as a DUI. But...

01 December

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Newport Beach Police DUI Jingle

Posted by Bart Kaspero

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It's lighthearted, doesn't go too far, and keeps to the point. Check out Newport Beach Police Department's holiday jingle to not drink and drive. Have a safe holidays everyone! Some Basics on DUI Arrests and DUI Charges Nobody expects to spend the night in jail for driving drunk. That's the problem. Few DUI cases involve someone actually being the kind of "drunk" that we think of. There are PSA's out there that tell us "driving buzzed is driving drunk". There's a little bit of truth to that statement in that many DUI clients (if not most) didn't think they were really drunk. The...

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What Are Your Legal Rights at a DUI Checkpoint?

3 Reasons You Were Charged With a DUI Felony

How Long is a DUI on My Record?

What is Reckless Driving?

Newport Beach Police DUI Jingle