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Los Angeles California DUI Lawyers

- California’s DUI laws are some of the strictest in the country. Anyone convicted of drunk driving or driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs — even for first offense — faces steep DUI penalties. The Los Angeles DUI lawyers at Takakjian & Sitkoff have decades of legal experience helping clients charged with DUI and we are dedicated to working hard for our clients.

If a driver, suspected of driving their vehicle under the influence of alcohol, takes a blood or breath test for blood-alcohol concentration (BAC); and the test results indicate a BAC of 0.08 percent or higher, then they will be charged with a DUI. Anti-drunk driving legislation has increased substantially in California and other states in recent years. Law enforcement officials throughout California routinely set up random drunk driving sobriety checkpoints to catch drunk drivers. As California DUI attorneys, we know the DUI laws and can challenge an illegal detention.

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Los Angeles Drunk Driving Defense Attorneys

In California, it is almost as though a driver charged with driving under the influence has the burden of proof to prove his or her innocence. While people charged with criminal offenses are presumed innocent until proven guilty under the law, if you are caught driving with allegedly a blood alcohol level at or above .08%, you are presumed to be under the influence of alcohol. But we can rebut this presumption. The breath or blood alcohol testing equipment may be out of calibration, or the officer may not have followed proper procedures, or your Constitutional Rights may have been violated. You need experienced Los Angeles California DUI lawyers to fight these serious charges.

Penalties for a drunk-driving conviction in California can include:

• Probation or time in jail
• Steep fines
• Community service
• Alcohol education classes
• Suspension of your driving privileges
• And many other penalties

There are harsher penalties for convictions under certain circumstances, such as multiple DUI convictions, underage drinking charges, refusal to take a breath test, and other traffic violations including speeding, driving recklessly or having children in the car:

• Prison sentences
• Vehicle impounded
• The mandatory installation of an ignition interlock device
• Losing their driver’s license for many years
• Many thousands of dollars in fines
• And other serious criminal penalties

If someone was hurt or killed while a driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol, it could result in felony charges with even harsher penalties that would affect the driver’s life for many years.

California Drunk Driving Defense Law Firm

The Los Angeles DUI attorneys at Takakjian & Sitkoff know very well that field sobriety tests are not only very subjective, they are also quite unreliable and frequently inaccurate. The accuracy of breath alcohol or blood alcohol tests can be influenced by a wide range of factors which may render the results inadmissible in a court of law. Each partner at Takakjian & Sitkoff is a former prosecutor who has many years of experience prosecuting DUI cases and knows how DUI cases are built and where the weaknesses in a case can be found.

If you’re facing DUI charges in California, don’t take a chance with your freedom and driving privileges! California DUI law firm Takakjian & Sitkoff has helped hundreds of clients charged with driving under the influence or driving over the legal limit, and we have earned a reputation for helping our clients achieve superior results. To schedule a free consultation with experienced California DUI lawyers, call us today!

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