Second Offense DUI in San Diego

A second offense DUI in San Diego occurs when a person is arrested and convicted of violating Vehicle Code §23252 within 10 years of a previous violation. San Diego DUI lawyers spend a good amount of time defending clients from second offense DUI arrests here throughout San Diego County.
There’s a few reasons why 2nd offenses are common;

1. After your first DUI here in San Diego you cannot legally drive (after you get your drivers license back) with any measurable amount of alcohol in your blood. So any subsequent arrests will result in a DUI conviction if your blood alcohol limit is above zero… as you can see the liklihood of getting another DUI in this circumstance is much greater.
2. Most people that get DUI convictions here in San Diego are what most people consider your typical ‘normal’ people. They’re doctors, real estate agents, CPA’s, waiters, lawyers, etc… In other words these are people that have in most cases never had a brush with the law. So a DUI is quite a shock… it’s a lot to handle and depression and anxiety weigh heavily causing an increased chance of ‘messing up’ again.

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