1118.1 Motion for Judgment of Acquittal in a DUI Trial

1538.5 Motion to Suppress Evidence in a DUI Trial

851.91 Motion to Seal Arrest

Alcohol Rehabilitation in a DUI Case

Alcoholics Are Treated Differently in DUI Prosecution

Alternative Sentencing Options for DUI Offenders

Appealing Your DMV Hearing Decision

Attempting to Evade an Officer Charge

Bench Warrant in a DUI Case

Bench Warrant Recall: How to Clear a Warrant in Your DUI Case

Brady List for Police Officers

Brady Violations in DUI Cases

Challenging Priors in a DUI Case

Charges Not Filed After a DUI Arrest: What It Means and What to Do

CHP Emergency Response Billing After a DUI

Common Police Mistakes During a Refusal

Court Date and Courtroom: How to Find Yours After a DUI

Detention Certificate After a DUI: What It Means

Diabetes Defense to a DUI

Difference Between VC 22349 and VC 22350

DMV Discovery Packet after a DUI

DMV License Point System

DMV Set Aside: What It Means and What Happens Next

Do Cops Have to Mirandize You at a DUI Stop?

Driving Record: How to Get Yours From the DMV for $2

Driving While License Suspended or Revoked

DS-367 Mistakes That Can Help Your DUI Case

DS-367 Pink Slip: Can You Rent a Car With It?

DUI and Your Career: Employment, Background Checks, and Professional Licenses

DUI Checkpoints: Your Rights and What to Expect

DUI Guide for Attorneys

DUI Guide for CDL Truck Drivers

DUI Guide for Commercial Pilots

DUI Guide for Contractors

DUI Guide for Doctors

DUI Guide for Insurance Brokers and Agents

DUI Guide for Nurses

DUI Guide for Pharmacists

DUI Guide for Private Pilots

DUI Guide for Real Estate Brokers and Agents (Realtors)

DUI Guide for Teachers

DUI Involving a Collision

DUI With a Hit and Run: How It Complicates Everything

Excluding Hearsay Evidence at the DMV Hearing

Exhibition of Speed Charge

Expunging a DUI Conviction

Failure to Appear for a DUI Hearing

Field Sobriety Test: Alphabet Recitation

Field Sobriety Test: Finger Dexterity Test

Field Sobriety Test: Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus

Field Sobriety Test: Modified Romberg

Field Sobriety Test: One-Legged Stand

Field Sobriety Test: Walk-and-Turn

Get Your DUI Arrest Sealed

Getting Your License Back After a DUI Suspension

Global Settlements for Multiple Charges

Hard vs. Soft Suspension of a Driver’s License

Hospital and Morgue (HAM) Program

How a DUI Can Impact Your Driver’s License and Insurance Rates

How Do Prior DUI Convictions Affect a DUI Charge?

How Prescription Drugs Affect Your DUI Defense

HS 11350 - Possession of a Controlled Substance

Ignition Interlock Devices (IIDs)

IID False Positives: Causes, Consequences, and What to Do

IID on an Electric Vehicle: What California DUI Offenders Need to Know

IID Requirement When You Don’t Own a Car

IID Vendor Comparison: Intoxalock, Smart Start, and LifeSafer

Immigration Consequences of a DUI

Importance of Mitigation Documentation

Insurance Rate Increases After a DUI: Mid-Term vs. Renewal

Jail Time After a DUI: How Los Angeles County Actually Works

Just Got a DUI: Am I Going to Jail?

Just Got a DUI: What Do I Do?

Legal Consequences of a First-Time DUI Offense

Leveraging Continuances in DUI Cases

Long-Term Consequences of a DUI Conviction and How to Mitigate Them

Medical Conditions that Can Get You Out of Your DUI

Military Diversion After a DUI: A Complete Guide for Service Members and Veterans

Mitigating the Increase in Insurance Rates from a DUI

Mitigation Can Get Your Charge Dismissed or Reduced

Mitigation Steps Before Sentencing: Do They Actually Matter?

Most Common Mistakes Police Make at a DUI Stop

Navigating Your First Court Appearance for a DUI Charge

Non-Owner SR-22: When You Need It and How It Works

Out-of-State Drivers: How a California DUI Affects Your Home License

PC 191.5 - Vehicular Manslaughter

PC 273a - Child Endangerment

PC 654 - Multiple Punishments for the Same Act Prohibited

Pitchess Motion in a DUI Case

Portions of the Vehicle Code Relating to DUI

Post-Arrest Blood or Breath Test Refusal

Preliminary Hearing in a DUI Case

Probation Early Termination and Expungement After a DUI

Prosecutorial Misconduct in DUI Cases

Public Defender vs. Private Attorney: Which Should You Choose?

Reducing a DUI to Reckless Driving or Exhibition of Speed

Reducing a Felony DUI to a Misdemeanor Under 17(b)

Refuse Field Sobriety Tests

Reinstating Your License After a DUI Charge

Release Conditions at Your DUI Arraignment

Restitution in DUI Cases

Restricted License After a DUI

Restricted License and Self-Employment

Restricted License vs. IID After a DUI: Which Should You Choose?

Role of a DUI Attorney: Why Legal Representation Matters

SCRAM Bracelet: What It Is and What to Expect

Sheriff’s Work Alternative Program (SWAP)

Should I Go With a Public Defender or Private DUI Attorney?

SR-22 Strategy: Using a Separate Policy to Protect Your Existing Rates

Statute of Limitations for a DUI

Strategic Use of PC 1382 For DUI Dismissal

Tactical Advantages of Letting Your Attorney Do Your DMV Hearing Without You

Tesla Insurance After a DUI: Why It Costs So Much and What to Do About It

Tips for Your DMV Hearing

Top 10 Landmark Cases in DUI Law

Top DUI Defenses

Total Estimated Cost of a California DUI in 2024

Uber/Lyft DUI: Defense Strategies

Underage DUI: Zero Tolerance, Charges, and What to Expect

Understanding the DMV Hearing and How to Prepare

Use Penal Code 17(b) to Get Your Felony DUI Reduced to a Misdemeanor

VC 12500(a) - Driving Without a Valid Driver’s License

VC 14601(a) - Driving With a Suspended License

VC 14601(b) - Driving With a Restricted License

VC 20001 - Felony Hit & Run

VC 20002 - Misdemeanor Hit & Run

VC 21453 - Running a Red Light

VC 21658 - Unsafe Lane Changes

VC 21703 - Following Too Closely

VC 21800 - Failure to Yield (Intersections without Signals)

VC 21801 - Failure to Yield (Approaching Vehicles)

VC 22349 - Maximum Speed Law

VC 22350 - Basic Speed Law

VC 22450 - Stop Sign Violations

VC 23103 - Reckless Driving

VC 23103.5 - Wet Reckless Driving

VC 23123.5 - Distracted Driving

VC 23152(a) - Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol

VC 23152(b) - Driving With a Blood Alcohol >0.08%

VC 23222 - Open Container

VC 23612 - Refusal to Submit to a Chemical Test

VC 2800.1 - Evading a Peace Officer

Waiving Your Speedy Trial Right

Wet Reckless Offers: What Factors Actually Lead to One

Wet Reckless vs. DUI: A Practical Side-by-Side Comparison

What Happens at a DUI Arraignment

What is an SR-22?

What to Expect at Your DUI Trial

What to Expect from DUI Probation

When is a DUI Charged as a Felony?

Why a Wet Reckless Driving Charge is So Much Better Than a DUI

Why Does the DMV Require an SR-22 If My Charges Were Dropped?

Work Release After a DUI: How It Works and How to Get It

Your DMV Hearing is Stacked Against You

Your DUI Arraignment: What to Expect at Your First Court Date

Your License Looks Different After a DUI: What the Codes Mean

“Bad Calibration” Defense to a DUI

“Drink After Drive” Defense to a DUI

“Dry-Reckless” Plea to a DUI

“Emergency Doctrine” Defense to a DUI

“Miranda Rights” Defense to a DUI

“Mouth Alcohol” Defense to a DUI

“No Drive” Defense to a DUI

“Rising BAC Defense” to a DUI

“Sleeping DUI” Charges

“Unfair Field Sobriety Test” Defense to a DUI

“Wet-Reckless” Plea to a DUI

Study (PDF)

Validation of the SFST Battery at BACs Below 0.10% (1998 San Diego Study)

Study (PDF)

NHTSA DWI Detection & SFST Participant Manual (2023)

Form (PDF)

CR-180 Petition for Dismissal

Form (PDF)

AA Attendance Log

DMV (PDF)

Restricted License Options, 1st-Time Offenders

DMV (PDF)

Restricted License Options, Repeat Offenders

DMV (PDF)

Restricted License Options, Drug-Only Offenders