San Diego DUI Attorney Discusses New Law for Restricted License for Multiple Offenders effective July 1, 2010
What is all this talk about multiple offenders getting a restricted license sooner than the 1 year?
Effective July 1, 2010 of this year, the California Legislature passed SB 598, which will allow multiple offenders to receive a
restricted license sooner than the one year of suspension that was previously required.
For second offenses, the person will be eligible to apply for a restricted license after 90 days of suspension. For third offenses, the person will be eligible to apply for a restricted license after 6 months of suspension.
The following SB 598 will amend the current VC 13352 and is a huge victory for those who had to otherwise sit out for a whole year. It allows people to get back on the road for work and alcohol programs only, being a productive member of society.
There are however, major problems with the new law. The law does not speak as to whether it is retroactive, or whether it only applies to those whose offense occurs after July 1, 2010. It also does not address what happens if the person has lost their
DMV hearing. In essence, how the law is written now, if you lose your DMV hearing you will have to sit out the entire 1 year of suspension regardless of what the new law says. Hopefully something will be done to address this major flaw in the law, if not it is worthless unless you win your DMV hearing. That is why the DMV hearing is becoming even ever so much more crucial to your case. Contact a
San Diego DUI Lawyer to discuss your case today.