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Parents Beware ? California's Child Endangerment Law Could Turn Halloween Into a Nightmare

By Neil Shouse, Esq.

With Halloween approaching, many parents will take their children to costume parties. Many parents will consume alcohol while their kids partake in their party games. After trick-or-treating, these families will drive back home to end their night. But beware?if you drink, have your spouse / significant other drive home. Being stopped for a DUI with children in the car can lead to a California child endangerment sentencing enhancement or worse?California child endangerment charges. If you are prosecuted for driving under the influence with a California child endangerment sentencing enhancement, you face the relevant DUI penalties plus an additional 48 hours to 180 days in a county jail. If you are alternatively charged with (and convicted of) California?s child endangerment law, you face a separate misdemeanor offense, punishable by up to one year in a county jail and a maximum $1,000 fine...continue to full post

Full post as published by DUI Blogger on October 29, 2010 (boomark / email).