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We’ve talked quite a bit about the increase in California DUI sobriety checkpoints and other DUI patrols due to the holiday season. The fact is that boaters should be more cautious of increased patrols as well.

A common California holiday tradition includes boat parades. People decorate their boats with holiday lights and other festive decorations and then tour harbors, bays, and lakes, displaying their designs. San Diego, Newport, and Ventura are just a few of the cities that routinely partake in this tradition.

People who participate in these parades are often drinking, enjoying the festivities and holiday spirit. But boaters beware…boating under the influence is a crime under California Harbors and Navigation Code 655.

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There seems to be a lot of confusion about the penalties imposed in connection with a California boating under the influence conviction. A majority of the information found on the Internet suggests that if you are convicted of BUI under California Harbors and Navigation Code 655, the DMV will suspend or revoke your vehicle driver’s license just as if you were convicted of a DUI.

We’re here to tell you that this isn’t the case…although it used to be.

Prior to 2008, the California DMV would automatically suspend/revoke your driver’s license if you were arrested for BUI. Just as is the case with a DUI, you would have to request a DMV administrative per se hearing in order to challenge the DMV’s order.

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Posted In: Boating Under the Influence , DUI , News & Information

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