Topic 6 · Alcohol, Drugs, and Driving (DUI Laws)
If you combine a low BAC with impairing drugs, can you still be charged with DUI?
- Only for illegal drugs
- Yes, if you are impaired — correct answer
- No, unless BAC is 0.08% or above
Why
Yes. Alcohol and drugs together impair you more than either alone, and the charge rests on impairment, not on the number. (Handbook, Section 9.)
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Source: California Driver's Handbook (DL 600, rev. 6/2025), the document the DMV writes the real test from. Edited by Fernando Aguilera. Aprobify is not affiliated with the California DMV.
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