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VC 23152Not TBWD eligibleDUI

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Driving under the influence. TBWD NOT available.

Vehicle Code 23152 — statutory text

Official source ↗
(a) It is unlawful for a person who is under the influence of any alcoholic beverage to drive a vehicle. (b) It is unlawful for a person who has 0.08 percent or more, by weight, of alcohol in his or her blood to drive a vehicle.

Quoted from the California Legislative Information website. The full section may contain additional subdivisions not reproduced here — click “Official source” for the complete text as currently in force.

Base fine
Varies
Set at sentencing.
DMV points
2
Points raise your insurance.
Filing window
N/A
TBWD not available.
Not eligible for TBWD

This violation isn't contestable through a written declaration. You may still appear in court in person or consult a licensed attorney. We won't charge you for an ineligible filing.

Defenses our AI considers (12)

  • Equipment fixed — correctable violation
    historical success ~80%
    Equipment violations (window tint, exhaust, lights, plates, wipers, etc.) are correctable in every supported state. Proof of repair signed by a qualified inspector resolves the citation administratively.
  • Documentary cure — proof on date of citation
    historical success ~75%
    Many "failure to produce" charges (insurance, registration, license) are dismissed on proof the document existed and was valid on the date of citation. This is codified in most state fix-it / correctable-violation statutes.
  • Sign obscured, missing, or recently changed
    historical success ~50%
    A driver cannot be held to a regulation that was not reasonably communicated. An obscured, damaged, missing, or recently-changed sign at the cited location is both a mistake-of-fact defense and a due-process notice defect.
  • Statute of limitations / speedy-trial violation
    historical success ~45%
    Every state imposes statutory deadlines between citation, arraignment, and trial. When the state misses a jurisdictional deadline — including officer-declaration deadlines in TBWD proceedings — dismissal is mandatory, not discretionary.

Our AI drafts 3 options per case, tailored to your ticket's facts. You choose or regenerate.

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Not legal advice. Violation summaries are for information only. Verify the current Vehicle Code text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov. Past success rates do not guarantee future outcomes.