California DUI Law Have you been charged with a Felony DUI in Southern California such as under California Vehicle Code section 23513? Do you need a criminal defense attorney to assist you with your felony driving under the influence charges? If you are being charged with a felony dui such as those described in 23513 of the California Vehicle Code, you should consult with a criminal defense attorney. Felony driving Under the Influence can have some very serious legal consequences including jail. If you have you been charged with a Felony DUI, you should consult an exeprienced and competent lawyer. An attorney in our Orange County office is expereinced in DUI matters and can assist you with proper legal representation including the representation for a felony DUI. You have rights. An attorney in our Orange County office is knowledgeable with those rights and can help you to resolve your legal problems associated with charges for felony driving under the influence. If you require the services of a criminal defense lawyer, please feel free to contact our Orange County office. We have a lawyer who can assist you with your legal problems.
Below please find selected provisions of the California statutory laws for felony driving under the influence (DUI),as proscribed by 23153. If you have any further questions or concerns, please feel free to contact an attorney in our Orange County office for a consultation with an lawyer.
Felony D.U.I. California Vehicle Code 23153
(a) It is unlawful for any person, while under the influence of any alcoholic beverage or drug, or under the combined influence of any alcoholic beverage and drug, to drive a vehicle and concurrently do any act forbidden by law, or neglect any duty imposed by law in driving the vehicle, which act or neglect proximately causes bodily injury to any person other than the driver.
(b) It is unlawful for any person, while having 0.08 percent or more, by weight, of alcohol in his or her blood to drive a vehicle and concurrently do any act forbidden by law, or neglect any duty imposed by law in driving the vehicle, which act or neglect proximately causes bodily injury to any person other than the driver. In any prosecution under this subdivision, it is a rebuttable presumption that the person had 0.08 percent or more, by weight, of alcohol in his or her blood at the time of driving the vehicle if the person had 0.08 percent or more, by weight, of alcohol in his or her blood at the time of the performance of a chemical test within three hours after driving.
(c) In proving the person neglected any duty imposed by law in driving the vehicle, it is not necessary to prove that any specific section of this code was violated.
If you require the assistance of a criminal defense lawyer for a felony DUI offense, please feel free to contact a criminal attorney in our Orange County office for help.
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