DUI/DWI Law Blog

The LAPD faced fierce criticism this week by a well known civil rights group which alleges the checkpoint unfairly targets immigrants unable to afford the high fees to have cars returned.  the checkpoints result in illegal immigrants having their cars taken away, activists said. The vehicles are impounded for up to 30 days, and the charges racked up often make the cars too expensive to retrieve. In some cases, impounded cars can be sold, with the money going toward any lien holder, the... Read More

California law allows a police officer to impound a vehicle that was driven by a DUI arrestee.  However, in recent months many legal commentators have spoken out on what many see as an overuse of impound statutes in drunk driving cases.  The bottom line is that police officers are given discretion to impound a suspect's car but often abuse this discretionary power by impounding cars vindictively or to punish those that do not "cooperate" in the cop's eyes.  This general... Read More

The small beach community of Santa Monica has in recent months been nominated for a top award, most DUI arrests in the south bay?  No doubt the police in the vacation enclave do focus attention and substantial resources on catching DUI drivers within the city limits.  A renowned Santa Monica DUI Attorney has stopped short of stating that the municipality prosecutes more drunk driving cases than any other city, but did reiterate that the santa monica dui task force is well trained and v... Read More

Manhattan beach is a popular destination for travelers. Given the fact that the city gets many tourists and visitors who reside out of the area and sometimes out of state, it is not uncommon to see judge issues warrants being handed out for a failure to appear in Court.  These bench warrant matters can be resolved with the help of a local attorney.... Read More

With football comes more drinking and with more drinking comes more DUI arrests according to local police statistics.  There appears to be a higher frequency of drinking drivers during large sporting events say the experts in the field.  With these drunk driving cases, we will see a heavy influx of criminal charges and a heavy court calendar in the weeks to come.  A Hermosa Beach DUI Attorney recounts a surge several years ago when the courts were overwhelmed after a ramped up enf... Read More

The owner of Hermosa Beach bar, Sharkeez, has alleged that the police are "bird dogging" his clubfor DUI drivers.  In one news account, the bar has the highest rate of DUI arrests for customers than any other.  Newman believes that the popularity of his bars in both Hermosa and Huntington Beach is drawing excess attention to the goings-on there, and that “police officers are usually stationed outside his restaurant” “ waiting to arrest pa... Read More

Along with higher unemployment and a suffering economy comes recent changes in DUI Laws in California for 2011.  First and foremost is the enactment of a new law creating a "pilot program" in Los Angeles County mandating the installation of an ignition interlock system in the cars of all those convicted of a DUI.  According to a Hermosa Beach DUI Attorney the implementation of this program has not been without problems.  To begin with, many judges did not know what to ad... Read More

For many, the system may be completely unsympathetic if you are arrested for a DUI involving legal drugs.  However,  if the drug you are taking impairs your ability to operate a motor vehicle according to a DUI Attorney in Torrance .  The current state of the law in California is that if you are taking prescription drugs , even if no alcohol is present, and these narcotics impair your driving ability , you are in true danger of a DUI conviction.... Read More

California requires that the DMV allow a respondent to challenge a license suspension thru a process known as a DMV Hearing, this procedure is part of the Due Process requirement under the Constitution, a Kern County DMV Hearing Attorney can make the difference between a favorable and an unfavorable outcome.... Read More

The age old site for Drunk Driving defense launched over a decade ago by a DUI Defense Attorney looking to give information about DWI offenses to the masses has undergone a site redesign and is up and running.  The new site has FAQ and DUI Articles that offer insightful resources to the general public looking for answers to a D... Read More