What Is Excessive Blood Alcohol, and What Is the Penalty for it in California?
Excessive blood alcohol pushes a person’s intoxication level past 0.08%, California’s legal limit. Any amount of alcohol can affect a driver, but state law considers a blood alcohol content (BAC) level of 0.15% or higher as excessive. California drivers can be arrested on charges of driving under the influence (DUI) if their BAC exceeds the state’s legal limit. Drivers could face increased penalties if their BAC is excessively high at...