Visalia DUI Defense
Serious consequences can result from the arrest and conviction of driving under the influence (DUI) including criminal penalties and the loss of your driving privilege. If you have been arrested or charged with DUI/DWI (driving under the influence) in Visalia or Tulare County you need an aggressive DUI defense lawyer with the experience necessary to represent your best interests. Gregory W. Fox will obtain the necessary information that may establish your innocence while also ensuring that your constitutional rights are not violated throughout the process. Gregory W. Fox is knowledgeable of California DUI Laws and is also a member of the California DUI Lawyers Association. If you or a loved one have been arrested or charged with DUI (driving under the influence), DUI with bodily injury, felony drunk driving or other DUI/DWI offenses, please contact The Law Office of Gregory W. Fox.
Following an arrest for suspicion of driving under the influence (DUI, drunk driving) an administrative per se hearing must be scheduled with the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) within ten (10) days. If you fail to schedule an administrative per se hearing before the DMV within ten (10) days you will likely face license suspension and possibly have your license revoked. As a DUI defense attorney, Gregory W. Fox represents individuals in hearings before the DMV and is experienced in challenging license suspensions.
Your personal and professional future can be seriously impacted by a DUI conviction. If you have been arrested or charged with suspicion of driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol (DUI/DWI) please contact The Law Office of Gregory W. Fox immediately to schedule your free initial consultation. At The Law Office of Gregory W. Fox we represent individuals in DUI cases including:
- DMV Hearings
- License Suspension
- Alcohol Related Traffic Offenses
- Drug Related Traffic Offenses
- Driving Under the Influence (DUI/DWI)
- Felony Drunk Driving
- DUI with Bodily Injury
- First Time DUI Offense
- Multiple DUI Offenses
- Marijuana DUI Defense
- Underage DUI Defense
Call (559) 222-5800, in most instances an appointment can be made for the same business day.
California DUI Laws
- Per Se Blood Alcohol Content (BAC)
- Level: .08%
- In California, it is unlawful for any person who has .08 percent or more, by weight, of alcohol in his or her blood to drive a vehicle. In a criminal prosecution, it is a rebuttable presumption that the person had .08 percent or more, by weight, of alcohol in his or her blood at the time of driving the vehicle if the person had .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.
- Zero Tolerance Blood Alcohol Content (BAC)
- Level: .01%
- In California, it is also unlawful for a person under the age of 21 years who has a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of .01 percent or greater, as measured by a preliminary alochol screening test or other chemical test, to drive a vehicle.
- Enhanced Penalty Blood Alcohol Content (BAC)
- Level: .15%
- In addition to other penalites for driving under the influence (DUI), if your blood alchol level was .15% or more, the court can consider this factor in enhancing the penalties at the time of sentencing, in determining whether to grant probation, and, if probation is granted, in determining additional enhanced terms of probation.
- Chemical Test Refusal (First Time Offense)
- If an individual willfully refuses a request to submit to a chemical test, that individual may face a mandatory one-year license suspension and may not be eligible to receive a restricted license.
If you have any questions regarding DUI or Criminal defense services provided at The Law Office of Gregory W. Fox, or would like to schedule your free initial consultation, please contact us today at (559) 222-5800.
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