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It is that time of year when high schools are graduating thousands of new “adults” out into the world. But remember, you can vote, get drafted and serve on a jury, but, the drinking age is still 21. Graduates and their parents need to be careful. Don’t drink and drive. Enough alcohol impairs your ability…
If you had any of the items seized at the San Ysidro Port of Entry, you have only 30 days from the notice posted at www.forfeitures.gov to make a claim to get any of these cars and assorted items back. The challenge here is that in most forfeiture cases that are published through this new government website,…
This time of the year is a time of joyous celebration for many college and high school students. For some it is graduation and for others it is simply getting through finals. Either way, there is a potential for students to be with others that may be old enough to drink. That means the minor…
Conficacion is the Spanish word you might hear at the Mexican Border, but the fact of the matter is that U.S. currency is being taken form individuals everyday under a variety of code sections. 19USC1595a(a), 49USC80302, 21USC952(a)/844, 18USC545 are often cited in the Notice of Seizure. Recently, my client had $8,700 (which is under the…
It seems like you have no rights these days and US Customs treats you like a drug dealer if they find that you have cash on you when you cross the border or a checkpoint. It is confusing, but here is a brief explanation of how the U.S. thinks when they confiscate money and sometimes…
The proposed immigration reform that was unveiled this week by a bipartisan group of Senators and by President Obama represents a big step toward fixing our broken immigration system. The proposed reform will offer a path to citizenship to the eleven million undocumented immigrants currently residing in the United States. Of those undocmented immigrants, childhood arrivals will receive…
A group of Republican and Democratic senators reveal their framework for comprehensive immigration reform. After failed attempts to draft immigration reform in 2007 and 2010, both parties are once again working together to fix our broken immigration system. Republicans have stood in the way of immigration reform in the past, fearing such reform would actually lead to…
Big Game Day Sunday is almost here! This is a time when most of us go to our favorite sports bar or pack the fridge full of beers and invite our friends over to watch the most anticipated sporting event of the year. In Chula Vista and throughout San Diego, CHP and the San Diego…
Even though every international border crossing, such as the Tijuana and San Diego Border is a federal reserve or reservation, most state crimes, such as DUI or drinking while driving are prosecuted in state courts. The closest California state court to the border is Chula Vista. The typical scenario is that a driver will talk…
By San Diego DUI Lawyer The City of Chula Vista will have DUI checkpoints at various locations in the city on July 6 and July 7 2012 from 6:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. The City of Coronado will have DUI checkpoints at various locations in the city on July 7, 2012 from 6:00 p.m. to…
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