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California DUI – Under 21 Years of Age Drunk Driving Arrest

Young California drivers who are caught drunk driving and are under the legal drinking age of 21, face very stiff DUI penalties if convicted on underage DUI charges. The State of California has enacted very tough legislation to deter younger drivers from making poor decisions about getting behind the wheel after drinking alcoholic beverages. California is so serious about discouraging underage DUIs that lawmakers created an administrative license suspension program called “Admin Per Se” (APS) specifically to prevent serious injuries and fatalities from underage drunk driving. To illustrate the severity of California underage DUI laws:

• Anyone under 21 years of age driving with a Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) of 0.01 percent or greater will potentially lose their license for one year or longer.
• Underage drivers with a BAC of 0.05 percent or greater can be charged with an underage DUI and a regular DUI at the same time and be arrested.

Experienced Los Angeles DUI Lawyers for those Under 21 Years of Age

The underage DUI defense lawyers at Takakjian & Sitkoff know very well that an underage DUI conviction can severely limit a young person’s opportunities for many years. That’s one of the many reasons why we work so hard to have underage DUI charges dismissed or reduced to a lesser offense so that an underage DUI conviction does not negatively affect young lives.

You Have Only Ten Days from Arrest to Request a DMV Hearing to Stop the Automatic Driver License Suspension!

When a driver under 21 years old is arrested for underage DUI in or having any alcohol in their system in California, their driver’s license is taken by the law enforcement officer who makes the arrest. The arresting officer will issue an Order of Suspension/Revocation and send the license to the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV). If the arresting officer fails to provide the order, the DMV typically sends a notice of suspension in the mail.

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Under most circumstances, the Order of Suspension/Revocation will include a temporary driver’s license which is valid for thirty days from the day the order was issued. Unless you fight this immediately and contact DMV within ten days of arrest or detention, after 30 days, the suspension or revocation takes effect. This driver’s license suspension or revocation can last up to one or more years. Young drivers convicted of underage DUI may also face the following penalties:

• Fines up to several thousand dollars
• Mandatory driving safety and alcohol or drug education classes, such as the “Youthful Drunk Driver Visitation Program”
• A court order not to consume any alcohol until age twenty-one
• Completion of a driving under the influence alcohol program
• The need to submit proof of financial responsibility, in order to get their license back after suspension/revocation
• Having to put their underage DUI conviction on any college applications
• Difficulty obtaining certain types of employment
• A mark on their record that negatively impacts their life for many years

California Underage Drunk Driving Defense Attorneys

Don’t let an underage DUI conviction negatively affect your life just as it is beginning! Or if your son or daughter needs an attorney, please call us. We are as experienced California drunk-driving defense law firm. At Takakjian & Sitkoff we will work hard to have the underage DUI charges dismissed or reduced to lesser charges. To schedule a free consultation, call the California drunk driving defense attorneys at Takakjian & Sitkoff today!

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