If You Are Charged With Aggravated Driving Under The Influence, Penalties In California Are Even Harsher

Newsflash from your Hollywood Attorney:

California has some of the harshest DUI laws in the United States, and if you are charged with aggravated DUI the penalties can quickly become much harsher, both in terms of jail time, the amount of fines levied, probation and other consequences.

You could be charged with an aggravated driving under the influence charge for the following actions:

Children under 14 are in the vehicle.
Refusal to take a sobriety test.
Being on probation, or having a suspended or expired license.
Being involved in an accident, whether or not there was injury to another person.
Multiple DUI’s within 10 years.
Excessive speeding.

There are other factors which may lead the DA to charge you with aggravated DUI; no matter what the reason, this charge makes it more important than ever to have access to a qualified attorney. The bad effects of this type of DUI charge can last long after the initial punishments in increased insurance costs, a criminal record and in some instances an extended period of time where you are denied the privilege of a driver’s license.

In some jurisdictions around the country, prosecutors are now actually filing murder charges for death resulting from an accident caused by a DUI is known as a Watson Murder from the case People v. Watson, in which a person with multiple DUI convictions was tried with 2nd degree murder.

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