Issues that Arise from a DUI for Certain Professionals
Some professionals need to report DUI arrests or convictions to licensing boards by law.
The FAA requires pilots to send a Notification Letter within 60 days of any alcohol related conviction or administrative action. A separate Notification Letter is required for each alcohol related event. For example, separate Notification Letters would be required for a driver’s license suspension and a subsequent DUI conviction. Click here to learn more about the FAA’s requirements for alcohol reporting for pilots.
Attorneys are required to self-report felony indictments, felony or misdemeanor charges or convictions, guilty verdicts, guilty pleas and no contest pleas through the California Bar Association.
Upon renewal of a registered nurse license, nurses are required to report if they have been convicted of any crime since the last renewal date. Traffic violations that resulted in fines of over $300 and a traffic ticket must also be reported. Failure to disclose this information could be grounds for disciplinary action.
Any applicant for Coast Guard credentials is required to report all criminal convictions. They also search for driving records, and take all information into account when deciding whether to issue the credentials.
Physicians are required to notify the Medical Board of any felony indictment or any misdemeanor or felony conviction.
Commercial truck drivers in California are not allowed to have a BAC level of .04% or higher. After a DUI conviction, a driver could lose his commercial driver’s license for a year or more.
If you are a professional whose career could be negatively impacted or destroyed by a DUI conviction, you need a dedicated California DUI defense law firm that can protect your rights in the event that you are ever charged with a DUI. Contact the knowledgeable attorneys at the Law Offices of Lawrence Wolf today at 866-390-7373. We will strive hard to help strategize a defense for your DUI case.
