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A DUI blood test usually take at least 3 weeks to be completed from the time of the offense by the San Diego Crime Lab.  The testing only uses a portion of the blood that was drawn, there remains plenty of blood for retesting if desired by a defense attorney on...

A first offense DUI restricted license is available in Vista cases and throughout California.  Los Angeles County requires an IID (Ignition Interlock Device) depending on the resolution.  If you have a 1st offense DMV administrative per se...

A DUI stop requires a reason to stop and detain the vehicle in Vista and all of California.   There are situations where an officer legally contacts an individual which results in a DUI arrest when no stop is made where witnesses or circumstances are used to...

 A civilian DUI case where the stop occurred on a military base will be generally heard in San Diego Federal Magistrates Court. There are areas of joint state and federal jurisdiction like the Camp Pendleton main gate where the M.P. s (military Police) make the...

Misdemeanor DUI charges must be filed by the prosecutor within 1 year of the arrest in Vista Courts as well as all Courts in California.  This is the statute of limitations which prevents misdemeanors from being filed after 1 year. After you are arrested, you are...

An Officer may require you take a DUI blood test instead of a breath test.  You have to take a blood test if the officer reasonably suspects drugs in your system, you request a blood test, the official breathlyzer is not working properly or available, also if you...

DUI cases for people under 21 years of age and with a low blood alcohol (B.A.) require more information to realistically evaluate the case. Generally, lesser charges are for cases where there are facts which justify a reduction because there are legal or factual...

You can be arrested for DUI while sleeping in your car on the shoulder of the road.  A law enforcement officer usually will do a "welfare" check on people pulled over on the shoulder to see if they need help or are having any problems.  If you pull over because you...

DUI checkpoints significantly increase over the Christmas and New Year's holidays in Vista, Oceanside, Carlsbad, Encinitas and throughout California. These checkpoints not only result in helping to keep impaired drivers off the road by arresting them, but their mere...

Avoiding a DUI in Oceanside is easy.  Don't drive while impaired on alcohol or drugs and don't drive with a blood alcohol (B.A.) level of .08 or more.  How is that for good advice!  You are probably saying "...But how do I do that and still...