This charge can be filed as an infraction or as a misdemeanor. The consequences can vary significantly depending on how the charge is filed. If your “license was suspended” because of traffic tickets, a prosecutor may reduce the charge to driving without a license VC 12500(a) if you get your actual (physical) license back and…
Sealing Juvenile Records Generally, whether your juvenile criminal case was heard in the Long Beach Courthouse, Inglewood Courthouse, Downey Courthouse or Orange, your juvenile criminal records will appear on your criminal record. On your 18th birthday, you will be eligible to petition to have your juvenile records sealed. Upon being sealed, no one can access…
Carmageddon is here. In less than 12 hours LA traffic is about to come to a stop. The 405 freeway will be closed starting tonight at 9PM between the 10 freeway and highway 101. The shutdown is scheduled to end on Monday morning at 5AM, but time will tell if that is fact or fiction….
Cop recorder is a program on the Iphone and the Android which lets you record your encounter with law enforcement. DUI Checkpoints in California has become hostile and very aggressive. However, citizens are now taking a stand with the Openwatch App. This app has allowed me to uncover bullying tactics at a Garden Grove DUI checkpoint, this…
If you have been arrested for a DUI, you likely searched the internet for a lawyer to represent you. In your search, you likely learned that you will lose your California driver license unless you schedule a DMV Administrative Per Se (APS) hearing within 10 days. Chances are, you then searched the internet for ways…
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With over 10 years of experience handling DUI cases all over Southern California, Flock of Legals founder Mark A Gallagher has been selected to present a seminar on July 19, 2011 in Riverside California. The seminar will focus on gettting attorneys up to speed in the complex area of DUI law. The seminar is being…
Everyone knows that speeding or running a red light or stop sign can result in being pulled over and given a traffic ticket for your momentary lapse in judgment. But did you know there are literally hundreds of California Vehicle Code sections you can violate every single time you get in your car? (And some,…
The FAA has gotten more stringent regarding the treatment of pilots convicted of Driving Under the Influence (Cal. Veh. Code §23152(a) and/or §231252(b)). First-time DUI offenders will not escape the scrutiny by the FAA as easily as they have in the past. In California, Cal. Veh. Code 23152(a) states that it is unlawful to drive…
An officer is trained to take notes during the evidence gathering stage. However sometimes an officer will make a mental summary of the evidence collected during 1) vehicle in motion stage, 2) personal contact stage, and 3) pre arrest screening. The amount of information an officer has to record is overwhelming. An officer is specially trained to look…
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New to the flock is California Aviation Lawyer T. Gabe Houston. Houston will be posting articles on aviation law, criminal law, DUI law, and police misconduct and you can find his firm website here.
