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Month: November 2017

New Interlock Requirements to Take Effect January 2019 in DUI Cases – The Good News and Bad News

November 21, 2017
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| Categories: Drunk Driving, Misdemeanors

As of September 28, 2016, Governor Brown approved a new regime governing restricted licenses in DUI cases. Currently, for a first time DUI, there is a mandatory “hard” suspension period of 30 days, after which the driver can apply for a restricted license if they: (1) Show proof of SR-22 insurance; (2) Pay an administrative…

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Proposition 57 and Charging Minors as Adults – A Paradigm Shift

November 16, 2017
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| Categories: Felonies, Juvenile

         Changes Created by Prop. 57 in Charging Minors as Adults    Proposition 57 was the second major change to juvenile transfer hearings within a year that evidences a new rehabilitative focus in which the transfer criteria are viewed in light of the minor’s maturity, intellectual capacity, physical, mental, and emotional health at the time…

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