Section 23540 Of Article 2. Penalties For A Violation Of Section 23152 From California Vehicle Code >> Division 11.5. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 2.
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. (a) If a person is convicted of a violation of Section 23152
and the offense occurred within 10 years of a separate violation of
Section 23103, as specified in Section 23103.5, 23152, or 23153, that
resulted in a conviction, that person shall be punished by
imprisonment in the county jail for not less than 90 days nor more
than one year and by a fine of not less than three hundred ninety
dollars ($390) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000). The
person's privilege to operate a motor vehicle shall be suspended by
the department pursuant to paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) of
Section 13352. The court shall require the person to surrender the
driver's license to the court in accordance with Section 13550.
(b) Whenever, when considering the circumstances taken as a whole,
the court determines that the person punished under this section
would present a traffic safety or public safety risk if authorized to
operate a motor vehicle during the period of suspension imposed
under paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 13352, the court
may disallow the issuance of a restricted driver's license required
under Section 13352.5.
(c) This section shall become operative on September 20, 2005.