What actually happens after a California DUI: the 10-day rule to protect your license, which penalties are real versus rare, and how to keep driving.
Get arrested for DUI in California with your child in the back seat and you will usually see two things on the complaint: the DUI itself and a count of misdemeanor child endangerment. What most people miss is that the law will not let the court punish you for both. Vehicle Code section 23572(c) bars…
A DUI arrest starts two separate cases, not one. There is the criminal case in court, and there is a completely separate case at the DMV about your driver’s license. The DMV one has a short deadline that almost nobody tells you about, and if you let it pass you lose your only chance to…
You got arrested for a first DUI in California. Take a breath. Most first DUIs follow the same path, and knowing that path takes away a lot of the fear. Here is the one thing that cannot wait: you have 10 days to save your driver’s license. Everything else can be handled step by step,…