Deuce (DUI)

A drunk driving charge under California vehicle code section 23152 is commonly referred to as a 'deuce'. ^[1] For many years when driving under the influence was prohibited in California by Vehicle Code section 502 and later by section 23102 a drunk driving violation was known as a 'deuce'.

A ‘deuce’ in police lingo refers to a person arrested for driving under the influence (DUI). ^[2]

References

1. ^ People Vs. Weatherill, (1989) 215 Cal.App.3d 1569, 1584
2. ^ "Thirty Years of the Rockford Files," page 315, "Rockford Facts."

• People v. Weatherill, (1989) 215 Cal.App.3d 1569
• Robertson, Ed (2005) (^{[dead link]} – ^{Scholar search}), Thirty Years of the Rockford Files: An Inside Look at America's Greatest Detective Series, ASJA Press, ISBN 0595342442, http://books.google.com/?id=c0jZRs3WfZgC&pg=PA315&dq=deuce+dui+police 

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