Los Angeles DUI Refusal
February 18, 2016
Any driver arrested for a DUI is required by California state law to submit to a chemical test. A chemical test can be a blood test, a breath test, or a urine test. A DUI refusal to submit to a chemical test is a more serious offense than a simple DUI. This article discusses Chemical Test Refusal in California DUI Cases. Click on the links below to go directly to your topic of interest. 1. WHAT ARE THE CONSEQUENCES OF BEING ARRESTED FOR A DUI WITH A REFUSAL ALLEGATION? 2. WHAT IF I WAS ARRESTED FOR A CHEMICAL TEST REFUSAL BUT I WAS NOT DRIVING? 3. HOW CAN A DRIVER ARRESTED FOR A “REFUSAL DUI” IN LOS ANGELES FIGHT HIS CASE? 4. […]
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December 1, 2015
Any driver arrested for a DUI in Los Angeles is required by state law to submit to a chemical test. A chemical test can be a blood test, a breath test or, when neither is available, a urine test. A Los Angeles DUI refusal to submit to a chemical test after a DUI arrest in Los Angeles is a more serious offense then a simple DUI. When a police officer in Los Angeles makes a DUI arrest, he is required to read verbatim from the back of the DMV form, called DS-367, a statement advising arrested drivers the requirement to submit to a chemical test and the consequences of refusal to submit to the chemical test after a DUI arrest […]
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February 12, 2012
High BAC level is one of the reasons a prosecutor might demand a higher punishment. The courts are also less lenient on the individuals who are drunk driving with a high BAC level. The reasons are clear, a high BAC level means the person is more impaired and therefore is more likely to cause a collision and injure an innocent person. For these reasons, high blood alcohol level is considered a factor in aggravation of a drunk driving case. However, often, the blood alcohol level is not reflective of an alcohol consumption pattern. Some defendants might be surprised when they are told that they have high BAC level, because they did not drink a lot of alcohol. Here, we are […]
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