California DUI Laws and Legal Information

1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, except subdivisions (b), (c), and (d) of Section 13352 and Sections 13367 and 23521, the department immediately shall revoke the privilege of any person to operate a motor vehicle upon receipt of a duly certified abstract of the record of any court showing that the person was convicted of a violation of Section 23152 or 23153 while under 18 years of age, or upon receipt of a report of a judge of the juvenile court, a juvenile hearing officer, or a referee of a juvenile court showing that the person has been found to have committed a violation of Section 23152 or 23153.
2. The term of the revocation shall be until the person reaches 18 years of age, for one year, or for the period prescribed for restriction, suspension, or revocation specified in subdivision (a) of Section 13352, whichever is longer. The privilege may not be reinstated until the person gives proof of financial responsibility as defined in Section 16430.

13352.4

1. The department shall require a person upon whom the court has imposed the condition of probation required by subdivision (b) of Section 23538 to submit proof of the satisfactory completion of a driving-under-the-influence program licensed pursuant to Section 11836 of the Health and Safety Code or of a program defined in Section 8001 of the Penal Code, within a time period set by the department, beginning from the date of a conviction or a finding by a court of a violation of Section 23152.
2. The department shall suspend the privilege to drive of any person who is not in compliance with subdivision (a).
3. The department may suspend the privilege to drive of any person for failure to file proof of financial responsibility when the person has been ordered by the court to do so. The suspension shall remain in effect until adequate proof of financial responsibility is filed with the department by the person.
4. The department shall not restore the privilege to operate a motor vehicle after a suspension pursuant to subdivision (b) until the department receives proof of the completion of a program pursuant to subdivision (a) that the department finds satisfactory.

13352.5

1. The department shall issue a restricted driver's license to a person granted probation under the conditions described in subdivision (b) of Section 23542, or to a person described in subdivision (h), instead of suspending that person's license, if the person meets all of the following requirements:
   1. Submits proof of enrollment in, or completion of, a driving-under-the-influence program licensed pursuant to Section 11836 of the Health and Safety Code, as described in paragraph (4) of subdivision (b) of Section 23542.
   2. Submits proof of financial responsibility, as described in Section 16430.
   3. Pays all applicable reinstatement or reissue fees and any restriction fee required by the department.
2. The restriction of the driving privilege shall become effective when the department receives all of the documents and fees required under subdivision (a) and shall remain in effect for the duration of the treatment program described in paragraph (4) of subdivision (b) of Section 23542.
3. The restriction of the driving privilege shall be limited to the hours necessary for driving to and from the place of employment, driving during the course of employment, and driving to and from activities required in the treatment program.
4. Whenever the driving privilege is restricted under this section, proof of financial responsibility, as defined in Section 16430, shall be maintained for three years. If the person does not maintain that proof of financial responsibility at any time during the restriction, the driving privilege shall be suspended until proof pursuant to Section 16484 is received by the department.
5. The restriction imposed under this section may be removed when the person presents evidence satisfactory to the department that the person has completed a driving-under-the-influence program licensed pursuant to Section 11836 of the Health and Safety Code. For the purposes of this section, enrollment, participation, and completion of an approved program shall be subsequent to the date of the current violation. No credit may be given to any program activities completed prior to the date of the current violation.
6. The department shall immediately terminate the restriction imposed pursuant to this section and shall suspend the privilege to drive under paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 13352 upon receipt of notification from the treatment program that the person has failed to comply with the program requirements.
7. Any person restricted pursuant to this section may apply to the department for a restricted driver's license, subject to the conditions specified in paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 13352. Whenever proof of financial responsibility has already been provided and a restriction fee has been paid in compliance with restrictions described in this section, and the offender subsequently receives an ignition interlock device restriction described in paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 13352, the proof of financial responsibility period shall not be extended beyond the previously established term and no additional restriction fee shall be required.
8. This section applies to a person who meets all of the following conditions:
   1. Has been convicted of a violation of Section 23152 that occurred on or before July 1, 1999, and is punishable under Section 23540, or former Section 23165.
   2. Was granted probation for the conviction subject to conditions imposed under subdivision (b) of Section 23542, or under subdivision (b) of former Section 23166.
   3. Is no longer subject to the probation described in paragraph (2).
   4. Has not completed the licensed driving-under-the-influence program under paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 13352 for reinstatement of the driving privilege.
   5. Has no violations in his or her driving record that would preclude issuance of a restricted driver's license.