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- Driving Under The Influence of Heroin
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- Getting Your CDL Back After a Suspension in California
- Prosecutors Eye San Diego County DUI Surge in 2021
- How Military Jurisdiction Applies to a DUI Arrest
- Time Served With SCRAM: What You Should Know
- When Medical Conditions Lead to DUIs
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- Will a DUI Charge Impact My Custody Rights?
- Will an Old, Out-of-State DUI Affect My Current Charge?
- The Impact of a DUI on Your Visa
- When Policing Errors Lead to an Arrest
- Beating a DUI With a Blood-Split Motion
- How Probation Works for DUIs
- How Substance Abuse Assessment Units Influence DUI Cases
- Understanding Federal DUI Charges in San Diego
- How DADSS May Prevent Future DUIs
- What To Do If Your Car Is Impounded for a DUI
- Understanding San Diego’s Social Host Ordinance
- Alcohol in the Blood: Understanding BAC Levels in California
- How to Get a License Reinstated After a DUI
- The Value of a Wet Reckless Plea
- Understanding DUI Enhancements in California
- Watch Out for the DUI Checkpoints
- Consequences of Multiple DUIs in San Diego
- Summer Drinks, Checkpoints, and DUIs
- Multiple DUIs: Is It Groundhog Day?
- Say No to a New Year DUI
- Holiday Fun in San Diego (Hold the DUI)
- Graduation and Prom: Avoiding Underage DUI
- The Risk of Driving on 4/20
- Watch Out for St. Patrick’s Day DUIs
- Gaslamp Quarter DUI Danger
- How to Avoid a (Late) Holiday DUI
- Ridesharing and Open Container Laws in San Diego
- What If I’m from Another State but Get Arrested for Drunk Driving in San Diego?
- Can a Bar Be Held Responsible for a Drunk Driver?
- Driving to a Chargers Game? Be Careful How Hard You Tailgate
- Would There Be More Crime If California Let Bars Close at 4AM?
- Are Police Allowed to Draw Blood from an Accident Suspect?
- The Real Cost of a SoCal DUI
- Penalties for Vehicular Manslaughter While Intoxicated in California
- Nine Ways a DUI Can Destroy Your Career
- Long-Term DUI Consequences
- Field Sobriety Tests: Nystagmus Test
- What to Do at a California DUI Checkpoint
- Arrested for DUI While Stationed at Camp Pendleton?
- Is DUI A Felony in CA? - Three Ways It Can Be
- Can I Legally Refuse a Breathalyzer Test?
- Third DUI Offense Penalties
- Wet Reckless Vs. DUI
- Avoiding DUI after the Super Bowl
- How Does an Ignition Interlock Device (IID) Work?
- Am I Legally Required to Participate in a DUI Checkpoint?
- Field Sobriety Tests: Romberg Balance
- Field Sobriety Tests Administered by a DRE
- DRE Checklist, Step 12: Toxicology Examination
- DRE Checklist, Step 11: Opinions of the Evaluator
- DRE Checklist, Step 10: Subject's Statements and other Observations
- DRE Checklist, Step 9: Examination for Injection Sites
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- DRE Checklist, Step 7: Dark Room Examinations
- DRE Checklist, Step 6: Examination of Vital Signs
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- DRE Checklist, Step 4: Examination of the Eyes
- DRE Checklist, Step 3: Preliminary Examination
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- DRE Checklist, Step 1: Breath Alcohol Test
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- How California’s Sex Offender Registry Affects Those Listed
- The Sting: Understanding Entrapment and Prostitution
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