Category: DUI

Last updated on March 2, 2026 Yes, a doctor can lose his/her license due to a DUI in California. While a single misdemeanor DUI does not automatically lead to revocation, the Medical Board of California can investigate and impose discipline, including probation, suspension, or even license revocation, depending on...

In California, a commercial driver can be charged with DUI at a 0.04% blood alcohol level, half the 0.08% limit for other drivers, and a first conviction can disqualify a commercial license for at least one year. Last updated on August 7, 2026

Most states, if not all, allow a jury to be instructed on Necessity as a defense to a crime. This is a difficult instruction to apply in a DUI case but appropriate to some facts.  The defense usually requires that there be a threat to the individual or another person that the...

MARTINEZ – State Assemblyman Roger Hernandez repeatedly refused to take a breath or blood test after his drunken-driving arrest in March, which prompted Concord police to prepare to have the local lawmaker’s blood forcibly drawn, the arresting officer testified Wednesday. After warning Hernandez, D-West Covina, that refusing a test...

Recently the Legislature passed a revision to California Vehicle Code section 13352. This law provides persons convicted of a 2nd DUI an opportunity to obtain a restricted driver’s license after a 90 day suspension (as opposed to one year) with the installation of an Ignition Interlock device. A restricted license is unavailable until...