Orange County DUI Checkpoints, Sept 8-9 2017 current DUI Checkpoint
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Orange County DUI Checkpoints, Sept 8-9 2017

Orange County DUI Checkpoints, Sept 8-9 2017

DUI Checkpoints in Orange County
Orange County law enforcement have a number of DUI checkpoints and saturation patrols that are planned for this weekend.  Remember that you should avoid the long waits and traffic tie-ups from DUI checkpoints, but also can avoid being arrested for DUI in Orange County at a DUI checkpoint by doing any one of the following:

Effectiveness of Orange County DUI Checkpoints

Unfortunately, the statistics show that DUI checkpoints are a bad idea, and do not work to keep drunk drivers off the road, especially when compared to the much much more effective saturation patrols.
The following are this weekend’s Orange County DUI Checkpoints, Sept 8-9 2017

DUI Checkpoint in Lake Forest

The OCSD issued a press release notifying us that the Orange County Sheriff’s DUI Enforcement Team will hold a DUI and Driver’s License Checkpoint this weekend to stop and arrest any alcohol and drug-impaired drivers as part of the department’s ongoing traffic safety campaign.

The checkpoint will be held at 7 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 8, to 3 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 9 within the city of Lake Forest.  The location was not disclosed, but past locations were at Muirlands and Ridgecrest, or at El Toro Road and Cornelius Drive. 

DUI Checkpoint in Rancho Santa Margarita

Rancho Santa Margarita DUI Information.  The OCSD issued a press release notifying us that the Orange County Sheriff’s DUI Enforcement Team will hold a DUI and Driver’s License Checkpoint this weekend to stop and arrest any alcohol and drug-impaired drivers as part of the department’s ongoing traffic safety campaign.

The checkpoint will be held at 7 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 8, to 3 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 9 within the city of Rancho Santa Margarita.  The location was not disclosed.

DUI Checkpoint in Placentia

Placentia DUI Information.  The OCSD issued a press release notifying us that the Orange County Sheriff’s DUI Enforcement Team will hold a DUI and Driver’s License Checkpoint this weekend to stop and arrest any alcohol and drug-impaired drivers as part of the department’s ongoing traffic safety campaign.

The checkpoint will be held from 8 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 8, to 2 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 9 within the city of Placentia, on Yorba Linda Boulevard at Kraemer Boulevard.

According to California DUI caselaw, DUI checkpoints are legal in California, although they have to meet certain strict criteria, including advance publicity, which is how we find out about DUI checkpoints in Orange County.
The law states that: “A driver of a motor vehicle shall stop and submit to a sobriety checkpoint inspection conducted by a law enforcement agency when signs and displays are posted requiring that stop. ” (Vehicle Code 2814.2(a)).

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