Legal Question in DUI Law in California
I am still trying to understand why when the change DUI from 7 years to 10 years and did they go back in year instead of starting with the year the law was started in 2005
Asked on 10/28/12, 9:04 am
2 Answers from Attorneys
Terry A. Nelson
Nelson & Lawless
Because the legislature wanted to get tougher with DUI drivers, and because they 'could'.
Answered on 10/28/12, 3:41 pm
Lyle Johnson
Bedi and Johnson Attorneys at Law
The California Supreme court ruled that the extended period to use a dui conviction as a prior to enhance punishment, all conviction that had not occurred 7 years before the statute went into effect were given extended life by the statute.
Answered on 10/28/12, 6:18 pm