Under 21 DUI

San Diego DUI Attorney

Under the state's zero-tolerance law, a driver under 21 can be cited for driving with only .01 BAC (Blood Alcohol Content)! That is just one drink. They will lose their driver's license and have a mark on their record. If they are found at .08 BAC, same level as the adult charge, they may be arrested and put in jail just like an adult. Increasingly college and scholarship applications ask if an applicant has a DUI. Fortunately these charges can be beaten with competent and dedicated legal representation. You are urged to contact a San Diego DUI lawyer.

DUI Lawyer in San Diego

Attorney James Dicks is a Board Certified Criminal Law Specialist serving the San Diego area. A criminal law attorney for over 22 years of experience, he opened JD Law - Criminal Defense Specialists in San Diego in 1990. He has a reputation in the legal community for his skilled DUI defense of clients charged with DUI. He is often asked to lecture at criminal law seminars on how to cross-examine police officers.

Clients coming to his office find they are treated as an individual and given the utmost in respect. Furthermore, they find that our legal team at the firm is relentless in their defense against conviction.

Defense of Underage DUI Charges in San Diego

Defense against underage DUI, as in adult DUI, is in two parts. It is necessary to defend against license suspension at a San Diego DMV hearing and also against the criminal charges in the courts. The principle defenses are as follows:

• Illegal stop: The police officer must have probable cause to believe the client was breaking the law to make a legal stop. Where the stop is made arbitrarily, evidence obtained is inadmissible.
• Violations of alcohol screening procedures: Breath tests and other field sobriety tests must be done by the book or the results may not be used.

Mr. Dicks has been defending clients on DUI charges for years and is intimately familiar with the screening procedures. He is skilled at cross-examining police officers to expose violations. It is advised that you contact our firm immediately after your arrest.

Contact a San Diego DUI Attorney at the firm for zealous defense of underage DUI charges.