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College Students Beware...If You're Under 21 and Arrested for a California DUI, You Can and Will be Prosecuted

By Neil Shouse, Esq.

As summer ends and school begins, underage drinking becomes more prevalent. Students in college -- and even high school -- are returning to the party scene?which means that underage drinking will be on the rise. Underage drinking is nothing new and, for many, is the norm. Students living in dorms, fraternity and sorority houses, in off-campus apartments, and even with their parents frequently get drunk and/or high. Oh?to be young again. However, with age comes wisdom, and with wisdom comes the recognition that we aren?t invincible. So if you?re under 21 listen up! Not only is it possible for the police to arrest you for drunk driving, it?s possible for them to arrest you for driving with any measurable amount of alcohol in your body. This is what?s known as California?s zero tolerance policy.continue to full post

Full post as published by DUI Blogger on September 18, 2009 (boomark / email).