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RECENT VENTURA
COUNTY DUI NEWS
New laws effective
January 1, 2007:
Driving
under age 21 with a blood alcohol concentration of 0.01% or greater
is now a citable offense, and if convicted, the person would be
guilty of an infraction. The zero tolerance laws for minors still
imposes a one year license suspension.
The mandatory driver’s license suspension period has been increased
to ten months for persons convicted of a first offense of Driving
Under the Influence of alcohol if the individual’s blood alcohol
concentration was .20% or greater, and the court orders an enhanced
alcohol treatment program.
Effective September 20,
2005, following a DUI conviction, DMV imposes a mandatory license
suspension. For a first offense, this suspension can be converted
to a six month restriction. Click here for more information about
penalties for DUI cases in Ventura County.
DUI DEFENSE
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Working with me in my office is
a licensed investigator who was a former
Ventura Police officer with extensive experience in DUI enforcement.
As a former DUI enforcement officer, my investigator assists me in
interviewing witnesses, photographing the scene of the arrest,
critiquing the police report, and evaluating potential defenses.
Having a DUI investigator "in house" helps provide clients with the
best possible DUI defense.
I also work with a forensic alcohol expert who was formerly in
charge of the Ventura County Sheriff's Department Crime Lab - Alcohol
section and used to be the expert witness for the prosecution in DUI
cases. A forensic alcohol expert assists in
projecting what your blood alcohol level was at the time of driving
and revealing any inaccuracies there may be regarding your
breath/blood test results.
The fact that your breath or blood test result may appear to be
over the legal limit does not necessarily mean that you are guilty of
drunk driving. With respect to the .08% legal limit, the law is
concerned with what your blood alcohol level was at the time of
driving -- not when tested. Depending upon what your test results
are and when you finished drinking, your blood alcohol level may have
been below the legal limit at the time you were driving even though
your test results are above the legal limit. The forensic alcohol
expert that I work with is recognized state wide as one of the
best experts at being able to project what your true blood alcohol
level was at the time of driving.
If you have already been convicted of a drunk driving charge in
Ventura County you should consider having your conviction expunged
after you have completed probation. My office can assist you in
having your DUI conviction expunged at the earliest possible time.
For persons charged with drunk driving that do not live in Ventura
County or even the State of California, there are ways to transfer the
applicable penalties to the jurisdiction where you live so that you do
not need to return to Ventura.
In any way, shape, or form, my Law Office can help you handle your
drunk driving charge so that the best possible result can be obtained.
Feel free to contact me at the phone number listed below if you have
any questions.
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