Legal Opinion
California Highway Patrol v. Superior Court
California Court of Appeal
Decided January 4, 2006No. A109209PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
POLLAK, J.
California law permits public agencies such as petitioner California Highway Patrol (CHP) to seek reimbursement of emergency response costs from any person causing an incident requiring an emergency response as a consequence of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs (sometimes referred to as DUI). (Gov. Code, § 53150.) In this writ proceeding we consider which costs a public agency may recover under the governing statute.
The trial court granted summary adjudication to real party in interest Esteban Allende, concluding that the CHP may not recover expenses incurred to…
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