| oogle_ad_section_start --> | | | | their vehicle. A Los Angeles DUI conviction will |
| Even though DUI is generally charged as a | | | | generally stay on the offender's permanent record for |
| misdemeanor for a first offense, DUI cases are | | | | several years, resulting in higher insurance premiums |
| prosecuted with the same aggressive force as | | | | and sometimes bad credit. |
| serious felonies in Los Angeles. Driving under the | | | | A DWI in Los Angeles is very similar to a DUI. DWI |
| influence occurs when a person is operating a motor | | | | stand for, 'driving while intoxicated' and just like a DUI, it |
| vehicle (or is in physical existence of a motor vehicle) | | | | is unlawful for anyone who has a blood alcohol level of |
| while under the influence of alcohol, or controlled | | | | .08 percent or more, to drive a motor vehicle. To be |
| substance, to the extent that their mental facilities are | | | | convicted of a DWI in Los Angeles, the prosecution |
| impaired and/or their blood alcohol level is above the | | | | must prove that the defendant was driving or |
| legal limit. | | | | possessed actual physical control of the vehicle while |
| In Los Angeles and Orange County, a first offense DUI | | | | intoxicated by drugs or alcohol. They must also prove |
| will typically result in a license suspension, hefty fines, | | | | that the arresting officer had legal , reasonable |
| community service and a mandatory class at a state | | | | suspicion for stopping the vehicle in the first place. |
| DMV approved program. Most of the time after | | | | If you have been convicted of a DUI in Los Angeles, it |
| someone gets arrested for a DUI in Los Angeles; they | | | | is very important that you contact an experienced Los |
| are forced to spend the night in jail, and occasionally | | | | Angeles DUI lawyer immediately. |
| are required to install a car ignition locking device into | | | | |