Is it Better to Take a Blood or Breath Test during a DUI Stop?
How Could You Get a DUI When You Weren’t Driving a Vehicle?
How Could You Get a DUI When You Weren’t Driving a Vehicle? You’re out at a bar and you’ve consumed too much alcohol. You thought you were going to have one beer and drive home, but now you can’t risk drinking and driving. You decide to curl up in the driver’s seat of your car and wait for sobriety to set in. Seems like a sure way to avoid DUI…
Read MoreFirst-time DUI in Los Angeles Could Trigger Ignition Interlock Device
First-time DUI in Los Angeles Could Trigger Ignition Interlock Device Should you be required to take a Breathalyzer test to start your car if you’ve been convicted of DUI? A pilot program being tested in Sacramento, Alameda, Los Angeles and Tulare counties has been requiring first-time DUI offenders to install ignition interlock devices on their vehicles. The program was expected to end at the beginning of 2016, but it has…
Read MoreIs it Better to Take a Blood or Breath Test during a DUI Stop?
Is it Better to Take a Blood or Breath Test During a DUI Stop? During a DUI stop, a police officer will likely ask you to take a portable breath test. The best thing to do is to refuse this test, but if you are placed under arrest, you are required to submit to chemical tests under California’s “implied consent” law. So you’re placed under arrest and you have to…
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