New California DUI Laws

A new California law that will affect you only if you are on probation for a California DUI. There is a zero tolerance law that says if you have any measurable amount of alcohol in your system while driving, you will have your license suspended.

California decreased the threshold for a judge to consider imposing an ignition interlock device for drunk driving cases. With the old law, the judges had to give a heightened consideration to imposing the defendant to have the IID installed if they had a .20 BAC or more. The new law that is coming reduces the amount of BAC the dui defendant had to impose the IID. The IID prevents the driver from starting the car if any alcohol is detected from the breath sample.

Beginning in July, people who drive and are caught behind the wheel while driving on a suspended license will be required to install an IID. The new law also moves the authority for the ignition interlock devices from the courts to the California DMV.

Also, if you are involved with a DUI or a wet reckless, you will be required to attend a 9 month DUI class. You will have to attend a two hour class each week and this costs around $1,200.