Las Vegas, NV asked in DUI / DWI for California

Q: Statutory DUI laws prior to 2009 in California.

July 2009 is when Calif courts reliquished controll or juristiction to DMV on all DUI enforment of statutory laws. Prior to that the Judge decided all aspects like school, interlock dev. Ect. DMV now says it has jurisdiction over cases even prior to 2009. Ex Post Facto comes to mind. Is this true?

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Mr. Hudson Thomas Bair
Mr. Hudson Thomas Bair
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  • San Francisco, CA
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A: The DMV has always had jurisdiction over licensing matters, nothing changed in 2009.

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