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Vehicle Code - VEH

DIVISION 11.5. SENTENCING FOR DRIVING WHILE UNDER THE INFLUENCE [23500 - 23675]

  ( Division 11.5 added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 118, Sec. 84. )
  

CHAPTER 2. Court Penalties [23530 - 23598]

  ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 118, Sec. 84. )
  

ARTICLE 3. Penalties for a Violation of Section 23153 [23554 - 23568]
  ( Article 3 added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 118, Sec. 84. )

  
23554.  

If any person is convicted of a first violation of Section 23153, that person shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison, or in a county jail for not less than 90 days nor more than one year, and by a fine of not less than three hundred ninety dollars ($390) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000). The person’s privilege to operate a motor vehicle shall be suspended by the Department of Motor Vehicles pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 13352. The court shall require the person to surrender the driver’s license to the court in accordance with Section 13550.

(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 545, Sec. 28. Effective January 1, 2003.)