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DUI in California Based on "Unsafe Turning Movement"

By Walin & Klarich

Police Officers can legally pull a person over for just about any violation of the California Vehicle Code as an excuse to investigate whether the driver of the vehicle is under the influence of alcohol or drugs. However, one of the more common violations officers cite as the probable cause to pull vehicles over to investigate DUI's is Vehicle Code Section 22107, more commonly known as "unsafe turning movement". This section reads as follows: No person shall turn a vehicle from a direct course or move right or left upon a roadway until such movement can be made with reasonable safety and then only after the giving of an appropriate signal in the manner provided in this chapter in the event any other vehicle may be affected by the movement...continue to full post

Full post as published by Southern California Criminal Defense Blog on May 13, 2008 (boomark / email).