Legal Opinion
Larsen v. Department of Motor Vehicles
California Supreme Court
Decided December 26, 1995No. S040219PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
GEORGE, J.
Vehicle Code section 13352, subdivision (a)(1), imposes a duty upon the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) to suspend the license of any driver, in the case of a first offense, for a period of six months “upon receipt of a duly certified abstract of the record of any court showing that the person has been convicted” of the criminal offense of driving under the influence of an alcoholic beverage or any drug. (Veh. Code, §23152 et seq.)1 Section 13352 makes no distinction between convictions arising in California and equivalent convictions arising out of state.2
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2Cases cited20 opinions
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3Cited by9 opinions
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