DUI Penalties

Ventura County DUI Penalties

Ventura County is probably the worst place to get arrested for DUI in the state of California, if not the nation. In many other counties, DUI cases are often reduced to lesser charges if a person pleads guilty early. In Ventura County, the District Attorney’s position is that there are no “plea bargains” in DUI cases. As a result, a person will either be convicted of a DUI or nothing at all. As former Ventura County Deputy District Attorneys, and because we are in court everyday on DUI cases in Ventura County, we have an unparalleled understanding of how Ventura County DUI cases are prosecuted, and the kinds of penalties associated with Ventura County DUI cases.

The following is a basic summary of penalties for misdemeanor DUI cases in Ventura County. The actual penalties may differ from that which is shown below depending upon the facts of your case, your record (if any), the judge your case is before, and any recent changes in the law that may have gone into effect since this summary was published. Additionally, the District Attorney’s office will often seek harsher DUI penalties against you, and, because of our experience and knowledge of the system, we are routinely successful in reducing your penalties to the minimum.