My brother got a DUI conviction in Los Angeles, California and he was sentenced to three years of probation. What are the conditions for being under probation as a sentence for DUI?

Eliza

Los Angeles, CA

Since your brother was sentenced to three years probation on his DUI case in Los Angeles, California, he must report regularly to a probation officer or court employee for monitoring of his behavior. Also, as a part of his probationary sentence, the judge would impose at least one condition, and sometimes more than one, according to the Special Report. Almost all of the probationary sentences have the condition that fees, fines and court costs be paid. Most sentences also require alcohol treatment and almost half of them require training or employment.

There are also other common conditions of probation listed in the Special Report such as mandatory drug testing, drug treatment, community service, counselling, confinement or monitoring, driving restriction and abstention from alcohol and drugs. Alcohol or drug education, refraining from committing further crimes or restitution to victims are other possible conditions that may be included as part of the probationary sentence. There may be other unusual conditions such as fulfilling the requirements for Boy Scout badges for citizenship and traffic safety.

Tags: drunk driving laws, DUI, DUI lawyer

I got charged with a DUI in LA California. I want to know if I can represent my own case. How can my lawyer help me with this?

Hope

Thank you for asking Hope.

The subject of DUI in CA is a very extensive issue and can be very difficult to follow. The sentences and penalties are becoming increasingly severe and dealing with a case may include an array of administrative license, sentencing, evidentiary, constitutional, and procedural affairs.

In California, general lawyer will not do anything or possibly even hurt your case because they are, more often than not, not qualified for such a particular subject. Comparing a general lawyer to a DUI defense lawyer is much like having a comparison between a family practitioner to a brain surgeon. However, a qualified DUI lawyer can do many things to help you with your situation. A DUI lawyer can obtain measurements and maintenance records of the breath machine and have samples of blood reanalyzed. DUI lawyers can also control the evidence, review the case for any possible flaws, contest to reduce penalties and sentences, debate the administrative license suspension, acquire expert witnesses for the case, and many other things. Basically, finding an experienced DUI lawyer can be very beneficial to your case.

Goodluck!

MariCAR