Dui driving a 50cc dirt bike

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What is the name of your state? California

Hello. I was 18 and drinking when i shouldn't have been.

I was driving around my little 50. It's really a 49cc mini dirt bike. I was driving this around a state offroad park. It's a big desert. A ranger pulled me over and gave me a citation for...
-DUI
-DUI over .08

This is my first offense, but i do not really think i should have gotten that because of how small the bike was that i was driving. iT goes like 25 mph.

What should I do?

 

[CdwJava]

Yes. DUI per sections CVC 23152(a) and CVC 23152(b) are applicable anywhere in the state. You were DUI, and under the statute you were properly charged.

And a 49cc mini-bike is a "motor driven cycle" per CVC 405 and is thus considered the same as a motorcycle ... hence, the normal DUI laws apply.

Consult an attorney.

- Carl

 

[racer72]

This is my first offense, but i do not really think i should have gotten that because of how small the bike was that i was driving. iT goes like 25 mph.

What should I do?

Learn to tell the truth. I have a small Honda 50 bike for my grandkids and even with my big butt on it, I can come close to pegging the 60 mph speedometer on it. It takes a bit to get there but it can be done.

 

[You Are Guilty]

I can't find them at the moment, but there are cases out there upholding DUI's for people on tractors, horses and bicycles. A dirt bike, albeit 50cc, is more than enough to qualify.

 

[rmet4nzkx]

What is the name of your state? California

Hello. I was 18 and drinking when i shouldn't have been.

I was driving around my little 50. It's really a 49cc mini dirt bike. I was driving this around a state offroad park. It's a big desert. A ranger pulled me over and gave me a citation for...
-DUI
-DUI over .08

This is my first offense, but i do not really think i should have gotten that because of how small the bike was that i was driving. iT goes like 25 mph.

What should I do?

OOPS!!!
The ranger forgot to charge you with underage drinking, no matter thay can add that later They could have cited you for that if you were walking!
You do understand you will lose your driver's license and will cost you a lot of money and will eventually raise your insurance rates and even affect your future employment?
Was it worth it?

 

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of course it was not worth it. I made a mistake, and i am just asking for some advice on how to take care of it properly with minimal charges.