Commercial Drivers Face Tougher California DUI Laws
As if California DUI laws weren’t strict enough, commercial drivers face an even harsher set of drunk driving laws. Commercial drivers who are arrested for a California DUI not only risk a one-year suspension of their commercial driver’s license for a DUI, but possibly a lifetime suspension as well…even if the DUI wasn’t while the driver was driving a commercial vehicle.
California Vehicle Code 23152d prohibits an individual from driving a commercial vehicle with a BAC of 0.04% or greater. Commercial drivers are subject to this law, to the California DUI statutes that apply to the general population…that is, Vehicle Code 23152a driving under the influence and Vehicle Code 23152b driving with a BAC of 0.08% or greater…and the law preventing an individual from refusing to submit to a California chemical DUI blood or breath test.
While a commercial driver faces the same general DUI penalties as anyone else, he/she faces an even greater driver’s license restriction. For a first DUI offense, he/she faces a one-year commercial driver’s license suspension. For a second offense, he/she faces a lifetime commercial driver’s license suspension. Such a suspension will obviously have a huge impact on a commercial driver’s ability to earn a living.
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