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California DUI Penalties
Implied Consent Laws
Blood-Alcohol Concentration
Zero Tolerance Blood Alcohol Concentration
Enhanced Penalty Blood Alcohol Concentration
Administrative License Suspension/Revocation Penalties
Vehicle Confiscation
Ignition Interlock
Mandatory Alcohol Education and Assessment/Treatment
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Implied Consent Laws
Laws requiring drivers alleged of driving under the influence to concede to breath, blood, or urine testing for alcohol content are known as "implied consent laws." Rebuttal carries penalties that can include mandatory suspension of a driving license for up to a year.
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Blood-Alcohol Concentration
In California, any driver with a blood-alcohol absorption - or BAC - above .08 percent is measured “per se intoxicated” under the law. Under this statute, this confirmation is all that is needed for a driver to be convicted of Driving Under the Influence (DUI) or Driving While Intoxicated (DWI).
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Zero Tolerance Blood-Alcohol Concentration
In all states, “zero tolerance laws” center of attention on drivers not of legal drinking age. In California, persons under the age of 21 operating a car with a .02 percent blood-alcohol level or higher than are subject to DUI penalties.
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Enhanced Penalty Blood-Alcohol Concentration
In some states there is a more stern punishment for those convicted of DUI with a particularly high blood-alcohol content at the point of arrest; this is ordinarily .15 to .20 percent above the legal limit. Enhanced penalty laws are not utilised in California.
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Administrative License Suspension/Revocation Penalties
These penalties are minimum mandatory penalties obligatory on drivers with a blood-alcohol concentration above California’s maximum permissible level of .08 percent or drivers subject to the implied consent laws (see above) for declining to submit to breath, blood, or urine testing for blood-alcohol content.
Penalties involve suspension or revocation (meaning transitory or permanent removal) of the driver’s license by the DMV (Department of Motor Vehicles). In California, for the initial DUI offense the mandatory suspension is 90 days; for the second offense, one year; for the third offense, three years.
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Vehicle Confiscation
The fine of vehicle confiscation for DUI conviction – either undyingly or temporarily - is a likelihood in some states, generally for repeat offenders. This is not a penalty option in California.
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Ignition Interlock
An ignition interlock device attaches to the convicted DUI offender’s motor vehicle and requires the driver to do a breath-test before the vehicle will start. While this penalty for DUI conviction is a option in some states, this is not an choice in California.
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Mandatory Alcohol Education and Assessment/Treatment
Alcohol education and prevention program, treatment for alcohol abuse, and judgment of a person for possible alcohol or drug dependence can be required for DUI offenders in California. These steps are often optional instead of serving a sentence of incarceration or paying fines.
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