DUI Sentence Enhancement Los Angeles California CA
Reader’s Question:
My father was recently charged with DUI here in Los Angeles, California and I heard them talking about enhancements or something. What does this mean and how is this related to his DUI charge?
Leslie
Los Angeles, CA
What you heard is probably about the possible penalties of your father if he gets convicted for his DUI charge in Los Angeles, California. They might be talking about sentence enhancements on his DUI case. If certain things exist in the DUI case of your father, the law would require more severe minimum penalties. This is what we call sentence enhancements in a DUI case and this includes several factors.
The factors involved include refusing to submit blood alcohol test, speeding over 20 mph on surface streets or 30 mph on highways (which has a minimum jail sentence of 60 days), transporting a child under the age of 14 while committing the DUI offense or having one or more prior convictions within the last 10 years. Also, if the person suspected for DUI has one or two earlier convictions, the amount of jail time and the length of driver’s license suspension are increased considerably. Three or more prior DUI convictions would change the crime from a misdemeanor DUI to a felony DUI which could have state prison sentence.
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