LOS ANGELES DUI CLASSES AFTER A DUI CONVICTION
As part of a DUI conviction, often, the Superior Court will order DUI classes. The class is required as part of any first-offense DUI and any second-offense DUI. A DUI is considered a first-offense DUI if there are no prior DUI convictions within the past 10 years counting from the arrest date to the arrest date. For example, if you were convicted for a Los Angeles DUI 9 years and 11 months before you were re-arrested for another Los Angeles DUI arrest; however, the offense happened more than 10 years before the current arrest for a Los Angeles DUI, you will not be charged with a second DUI in Los Angeles. If you are charged with a second DUI (or third DUI) but the arrest took place more than 10 years after the prior arrest, Los Angeles DUI attorneys will get a dismissal of the prior DUI case. But, if the date of your new Los Angeles DUI is within 10 years of your old Los Angeles DUI, you will be charged with a prior.
On a first-offense DUI, the Los Angeles Superior Court is required to order first-offender DUI classes. This class is titled “AB-541” and is typically 3-4 months long depending on the county. Los Angeles DUI offenders have to do 3 months of DUI classes. The class is required as part of the plea and mandates attendance of counselor/group guided classes of approximately once per week for 12 weeks. As part of the class, most defendants also do approximately 6 self-help educational classes, such as AA.
A person who is convicted of a DUI and admits to a special allegation of refusal to submit to a DUI chemical test will likely face a much longer program, which is designed to be approximately 9 months. Los Angeles DUI attorneys can often negotiate a favorable disposition and avoid a 9-month program of DUI classes, often, even when you refused to submit to a DUI chemical test after a DUI arrest in Los Angeles.
Similarly, a person who is convicted of a DUI and admits to a special allegation of having at least .20% blood alcohol level (BAC) will also likely face a much longer alcohol educational program – typically also 9 months long. Drunk driving attorneys Los Angeles often can also negotiate a plea bargaining deal that does not involve attendance in lengthy DUI classes. Call Los Angeles drunk driving attorney to get a free consultation on your Los Angeles DUI case.
Multi-offender DUI defendants in Los Angeles, upon conviction, will face much longer DUI classes that are designed to last eighteen months. The legislative title of the program is “SB-38” and it is a required element of any 2nd DUI guilty plea. Recently, the legislation passed a law to allow the court the discretion not to impose an 18-month program when DUI defendants can show that they have completed an SB-38 program during a previous DUI conviction. For example, it is unnecessary for a Los Angeles drunk driver who is faced with a 3rd DUI or 4th DUI offense to complete an 18-month program as part of the punishment simply because you already completed such Los Angeles DUI course.
In addition to the 18-month SB-38 program, some providers will offer a 30-month program. The 30-month program is designed as part of a “30/30” sentence after a DUI conviction. The “30/30” sentencing is a sentence of 30 days of county jail and 30 months of education. Such a program for example is offered to Los Angeles drunk drivers who are remorseful and are willing to rehabilitate. If you are faced with a Third DUI in Los Angeles, please call our office directly at (818) 921 7744. Los Angeles DUI attorneys have great success in obtaining dispositions that involve minimal jail time, such as house arrest or the “30/30” program.
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