CA AB1571

Requires enrollment in approved DUI programs within 30 days of conviction, with court discretion to grant a single extension of no longer than 30 days.

Mandates courts consider a blood-alcohol concentration of 0.08% or more combined with Schedule I or II controlled substances (excluding marijuana and prescribed medications) as an aggravating factor for first-time DUI offenders to enhance probation terms.

Extends the requirement for court referral to licensed treatment programs to persons with second or subsequent DUI convictions, even if their driving privilege is restricted, suspended, or revoked.

Requires court clerks to indicate treatment program duration on both the abstract of court record and court referral and tracking documents forwarded to the Department of Motor Vehicles and State Department of Health Care Services.

County alcohol program administrators must coordinate court referral and tracking documents with the Department of Motor Vehicles and State Department of Health Care Services, creating a state-mandated local program subject to reimbursement.