{"id":1340,"date":"2022-03-27T07:29:47","date_gmt":"2022-03-27T07:29:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crowdsourcelawyers.com\/statutes-california-laws\/?page_id=1340"},"modified":"2022-06-14T19:50:17","modified_gmt":"2022-06-14T19:50:17","slug":"vc-23153-dui-causing-injury","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/crowdsourcelawyers.com\/california-statutes\/california-statutes\/vc-23153-dui-causing-injury\/","title":{"rendered":"VC 23153 DUI causing injury"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-9gzem4-9cbb2822a9f1053f472a6d3b0e3a53a9\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-9gzem4-9cbb2822a9f1053f472a6d3b0e3a53a9{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-9gzem4-9cbb2822a9f1053f472a6d3b0e3a53a9 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-9gzem4-9cbb2822a9f1053f472a6d3b0e3a53a9 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:22px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-9gzem4-9cbb2822a9f1053f472a6d3b0e3a53a9 av-special-heading-h1 blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_hr  avia-builder-el-first '><div class='av-subheading av-subheading_above'><p>California<\/p>\n<\/div><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Vehicle Code &#8211; VC \u00a7 23153<\/h1><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-7zo1e4-f4623b68aa98440e9b21261edf262f58\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-7zo1e4-f4623b68aa98440e9b21261edf262f58{\nheight:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-7zo1e4-f4623b68aa98440e9b21261edf262f58 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-5wc9xo-404f7a26db13dd01908010cffed077a0 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><a href=\"https:\/\/crowdsourcelawyers.com\/\">CrowdSourceLawyers.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-4p8x64-4048ee06c869a94a68582032a01551ed\">\n#top .avia_search_element.av-4p8x64-4048ee06c869a94a68582032a01551ed .av_searchform_wrapper{\nborder-color:#edae44;\nbackground-color:#edae44;\n}\n#top .avia_search_element.av-4p8x64-4048ee06c869a94a68582032a01551ed #s.av-input-field{\ncolor:#edae44;\n}\n#top .avia_search_element.av-4p8x64-4048ee06c869a94a68582032a01551ed .av-input-field-icon.av-search-icon{\ncolor:#edae44;\n}\n#top .avia_search_element.av-4p8x64-4048ee06c869a94a68582032a01551ed .av-input-field-icon.av-search-icon.avia-svg-icon svg:first-child{\nfill:#edae44;\nstroke:#edae44;\n}\n#top .avia_search_element.av-4p8x64-4048ee06c869a94a68582032a01551ed #searchsubmit{\nbackground-color:#edae44;\n}\n#top .avia_search_element.av-4p8x64-4048ee06c869a94a68582032a01551ed .av_searchsubmit_wrapper{\nbackground-color:#edae44;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia_search_element av-4p8x64-4048ee06c869a94a68582032a01551ed  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_hr '><search><form action='https:\/\/crowdsourcelawyers.com\/california-statutes\/' id='searchform_element' method='get' class='' data-element_id='av-4p8x64-4048ee06c869a94a68582032a01551ed' ><div class='av_searchform_wrapper'><input type='search' value='' id='s' name='s' placeholder='Search CA statutes' aria-label='Search CA statutes' class='av-input-field ' required \/><div class='av_searchsubmit_wrapper '><input type='submit' value='Find' id='searchsubmit' class='button ' title='View results on search page' aria-label='View results on search page' \/><\/div><input type='hidden' name='numberposts' value='10' \/><input type='hidden' name='results_hide_fields' value='' \/><\/div><\/form><\/search><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-31bff0-8946f2ee525a4f7bbdebeb621af916c8\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-31bff0-8946f2ee525a4f7bbdebeb621af916c8{\nheight:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-31bff0-8946f2ee525a4f7bbdebeb621af916c8 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_avia_sc_search  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-l4eku78j-c3a4220da97b458013a399a41d11a553 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><div class=\"row\">\n<div>\n<h2 class=\"SS_Banner\">VC \u00a7\u2002<span class=\"SS_SH SS_prior\">23153<\/span>. Causing bodily injury while driving under the influence<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subsection\">(a) It is unlawful for a person, while under the influence of any alcoholic beverage, to drive a vehicle and concurrently do any act forbidden by law, or neglect any duty imposed by law in driving the vehicle, which act or neglect proximately causes bodily injury to any person other than the driver.<\/div>\n<div class=\"subsection\">\n<p>(b) It is unlawful for a person, while having 0.08 percent or more, by weight, of alcohol in his or her blood to drive a vehicle and concurrently do any act forbidden by law, or neglect any duty imposed by law in driving the vehicle, which act or neglect proximately causes bodily injury to any person other than the driver.<br \/>\nIn any prosecution under this subdivision, it is a rebuttable presumption that the person had 0.08 percent or more, by weight, of alcohol in his or her blood at the time of driving the vehicle if the person had 0.08 percent or more, by weight, of alcohol in his or her blood at the time of the performance of a chemical test within three hours after driving.<\/p>\n<p>(c) In proving the person neglected any duty imposed by law in driving the vehicle, it is not necessary to prove that any specific section of this code was violated.<\/p>\n<p>(d) It is unlawful for a person, while having 0.04 percent or more, by weight, of alcohol in his or her blood to drive a commercial motor vehicle, as defined in Section 15210 and concurrently to do any act forbidden by law or neglect any duty imposed by law in driving the vehicle, which act or neglect proximately causes bodily injury to any person other than the driver. In a prosecution under this subdivision, it is a rebuttable presumption that the person had 0.04 percent or more, by weight, of alcohol in his or her blood at the time of driving the vehicle if the person had 0.04 percent or more, by weight, of alcohol in his or her blood at the time of performance of a chemical test within three hours after driving.<\/p>\n<p>(e) Commencing July 1, 2018, it shall be unlawful for a person, while having 0.04 percent or more, by weight, of alcohol in his or her blood to drive a motor vehicle when a passenger for hire is a passenger in the vehicle at the time of the offense, and concurrently to do any act forbidden by law or neglect any duty imposed by law in driving the vehicle, which act or neglect proximately causes bodily injury to any person other than the driver. For purposes of this subdivision, \u201cpassenger for hire\u201d means a passenger for whom consideration is contributed or expected as a condition of carriage in the vehicle, whether directly or indirectly flowing to the owner, operator, agent, or any other person having an interest in the vehicle. In a prosecution under this subdivision, it is a rebuttable presumption that the person had 0.04 percent or more, by weight, of alcohol in his or her blood at the time of driving the vehicle if the person had 0.04 percent or more, by weight, of alcohol in his or her blood at the time of performance of a chemical test within three hours after driving.<\/p>\n<p>(f) It is unlawful for a person, while under the influence of any drug, to drive a vehicle and concurrently do any act forbidden by law, or neglect any duty imposed by law in driving the vehicle, which act or neglect proximately causes bodily injury to any person other than the driver.<\/p>\n<p>(g) It is unlawful for a person, while under the combined influence of any alcoholic beverage and drug, to drive a vehicle and concurrently do any act forbidden by law, or neglect any duty imposed by law in driving the vehicle, which act or neglect proximately causes bodily injury to any person other than the driver.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/crowdsourcelawyers.com\/\">CrowdSourceLawyers.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":2019,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1340","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.1 - 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