Daily DUI Blog | California

VC 14601.1(a) Driving on a Suspended License . The majority of people convicted of a DUI offense in California will have to suffer a California Driver’s License Suspension. After said suspension, a person may very well still drive and ignore the license suspension law. If caught, a ticket will be issued for violation of California Vehicle Code 14601.1(a). This is essentially a traffic ticket that can be charged as a misdemeanor or an infraction. If it is charged as an infraction, the court hearing will be held in Traffic Court. However, if the case is charged as a misdemeanor the case will be prosecuted by the District Attorney in Criminal Court. To add, this violation usually will add 2 points to your DMV record.

Happy New Year! I wish that your 2018 is the best and brightest yet!  As for new laws this year, Uber and LYFT drivers will be subjected to a lower BAC level than a normal driver when calculating if a driver is in violation of California's DMV DUI laws. What this means is if you ever drive for UBER or LYFT and are stopped, ticketed or suffer an accident and it is determined by an officer that while driving for these companies your BAC was .04 or higher NOT .08, you will have your driver's license confiscated by the officer and the DMV will suspend your driver's license. This regulation will take effect this summer.