DUI is the act of operating a motor vehicle while one’s abilities are impaired due to a consumption of alcohol or drugs. California law enforcement officers are avidly aware of this offense and increasingly pull over suspected drivers based on one or more of several criteria including: swerving, speeding, disobeying traffic laws and more.
If you are pulled over by an officer who suspects you to be driving under the influence, they will usually ask you to perform a field sobriety test such as walking in a straight line, following a light or object directly with your eyes, or taking a breathalyzer test. Depending upon the results of these tests, the officer may arrest you for DUI.
DUI in Los Angeles, San Fernando Valley, Long Beach, Orange County and Southern California
In California, if you are operating a motor vehicle with a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of over .08%, you are considered to be illegally driving under the influence. However, in any DUI case there are possibilities that your rights were violated, that the tests were performed improperly, or that some other requirement was not met. Consequently your DUI charges may be dropped.
If you have been arrested for DUI, it is vital that you contact an experienced DUI attorney right away. The DUI attorneys at LOSV are able to help you through the entire process following your arrest, including a DMV hearing and a trial assuming you have one.
Having a DUI attorney to represent you is really your only chance of having the charges dropped or of winning your case and retrieving your license. Not only that, a DUI conviction goes on your criminal record. Why not take every precaution to ensure this doesn’t happen?
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