California has some of the most severe vehicular manslaughter laws in the country. If vehicular manslaughter occurs with a DUI, you are looking at-depending on the severity of intoxication-vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, or second-degree murder. And, yes, these would be felony offenses. The law article below goes into more detail on vehicular manslaughter and vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated.
No. A straight DUI is a misdemeanor. When someone is injured or killed in a DUI related accident, then it becomes a felony.
In California, a DUI becomes a felony upon the fourth offense if the offender is sentenced to prison.
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A DUI will stay on your driving record for up to 7 years because there is a DUI law that states if you have priors for DUI, then every subsequent DUI you get will treated more harshly,in some cases, a Felony. (For CA.) Actually it is 10 years on dmv records and 7 years for court. In 2008 court records will be 10 years also.
CA DUI stands for driving under the influence in the state of California. California has some strict penalties for DUI, including heavy fines and mandatory jail time.
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There are many good DUI lawyers in oakland, CA. One such good DUI lawyer is Kapsack & Bair, they are located at 1440 Broadway, Oakland, CA 94612.
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Livermore, CA
Depends on the state. In AZ, it is 10 days in jail, first offense, plus a fine, I think it's $250. And, a point on your record. And, you get a court-ordered ignition lockout on the car, at your expense, and for a year, I think. That is, if your car is new enough to take one.<smile> That is, for a simple DUI and not double the BAC limit or aggravated or causing accident while under the influence, vehicular manslaughter, underr age, etc. I think CA is a fine and point, only. Last I was there. NY had a mandatory prison on first DUI for a while--I don't know if it was shot down or not. I'm sure the ACLU jumped in and protested. Anywhere, it is at least the fine and a point.