Section 23577 Of Article 5. Additional Penalties And Sanctions From California Vehicle Code >> Division 11.5. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 5.
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. (a) If any person is convicted of a violation of Section
23152 or 23153, and at the time of the arrest leading to that
conviction that person willfully refused a peace officer's request to
submit to, or willfully failed to complete, the chemical test or
tests pursuant to Section 23612, the court shall impose the following
penalties:
(1) If the person is convicted of a first violation of Section
23152, notwithstanding any other provision of subdivision (a) of
Section 23538, the terms and conditions of probation shall include
the conditions in paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 23538.
(2) If the person is convicted of a first violation of Section
23153, the punishment shall be enhanced by an imprisonment of 48
continuous hours in the county jail, whether or not probation is
granted and no part of which may be stayed, unless the person is
sentenced to, and incarcerated in, the state prison and the execution
of that sentence is not stayed.
(3) If the person is convicted of a second violation of Section
23152, punishable under Section 23540, or a second violation of
Section 23153, punishable under Section 23560, the punishment shall
be enhanced by an imprisonment of 96 hours in the county jail,
whether or not probation is granted and no part of which may be
stayed, unless the person is sentenced to, and incarcerated in, the
state prison and execution of that sentence is not stayed.
(4) If the person is convicted of a third violation of Section
23152, punishable under Section 23546, the punishment shall be
enhanced by an imprisonment of 10 days in the county jail, whether or
not probation is granted and no part of which may be stayed.
(5) If the person is convicted of a fourth or subsequent violation
of Section 23152, punishable under Section 23550 or 23550.5, the
punishment shall be enhanced by imprisonment of 18 days in the county
jail, whether or not probation is granted and no part of which may
be stayed.
(b) The willful refusal or failure to complete the chemical test
required pursuant to Section 23612 shall be pled and proven.