States Stiffening DUI Laws

Posted on: September 16, 2008 at 1:45 p.m.

Los Angeles criminal defense attorneys and DUI defense attorneys are on the lookout as various states around the country, including California neighbor Arizona, are making their DUI laws more rigid than they were previously or are stepping up their efforts to arrest more DUI suspects.

- In Arizona, Starting Sept. 26, any individual convicted of a DUI will face a harsher mandatory minimum sentence as created by the Arizona Legislature. The individual can face up to 45 days of jail time, a minimum of $2,800 in fines, a 90 day driver's license suspension, will be using an interlock ignition device, attend mandatory alcohol awareness classes, attend driving school classes, and will be tested with a breathalyzer throughout certain times of the day.

- In the state of Washington, law enforcement officers arrested 1,797 drivers on suspicion of driving under the influence during the Drive Hammered - Get Nailed campaign in the last two weeks of August, according to the Washington Traffic Safety Commission.

- In Mississippi, in an effort to curb such crimes as DUI, a law was passed stating that establishments must stop selling alcohol at 2 a.m., except on Sundays, when the time is 10 p.m. However, some places stay open and allow patrons to bring their own alcohol, called "brown bagging."

Many of these laws are in reaction to various media reports point to drunk driving as a cause of major catastrophes. Los Angles criminal defense attorneys, especially those defending DUI matters, are often bombarded with new "witch hunts" which blame alleged DUI defendants for all manner of social ills.

The Los Angeles DUI attorneys at Kestenbaum Eisner & Gorin LLP specialize in the aggressive defense of DUI - Driving Under the Influence charges resulting from drunk driving arrests throughout Southern California. Our attorneys are Former Senior Los Angeles Prosecutors with more than 50 years experience litigating DUI charges in court and at DMV hearings.

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