New Legislation Calls for 3-Strike Rule for California DUI

Permanent suspension of a driver's license after third CA drunk driving offense

An assemblyman from San Mateo has introduced legislation calling for increased restrictions on driver's licenses following a third arrest for driving under the influence in California. Jerry Hill has proposed a 3-strike law that would allow judges to permanently revoke a license after a third CA DUI. The legislation would also allow the Department of Motor Vehicles to review a driver’s complete drunk driving history when considering license suspension or revocation.

Currently the DMV has the ability to look back ten years when considering the administrative suspension of a motorist’s license for DUI in California. The new legislation would certainly increase California drunk driving penalties for chronic, repeat offenders.

Hill submitted the legislation after learning that two constituents in his district have nine California DUI arrests on their records. He expressed dismay that drivers in California are still legally qualified to operate a vehicle as long as they had not killed or injured anyone during their DUI incidents.

Statistics compiled by the DMV show that 34,145 motorists in the state have three or more arrests for California drunk driving on their records. 154,337 drivers have two or more DUI arrests.

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