You will need to contact the Michigan Secretary of State (SOS) or a MI lawyer to find out for certain how your Michigan driver's license will be affected by a conviction of a DUI in California however we can tell you that the violation will likely be placed on your driving record and you may also receive a suspension of your license.

As you may be aware your home state of Michigan is not a member of the Driver's License Compact (DLC) however they still report information to other states and receive in information about their licensed drivers who are convicted of violations in other states.

The MI Department of the State notes that if an out of state violation corresponds to a violation listed in Michigan law, than the conviction will be posted to your driving record and points will be assigned as required by the MI Vehicle Code.

It continues on to say if the ticket your receive in another state is for an offense for which a suspension would have been given if the ticket had been received in Michigan, then a suspension will be imposed after the posting of the ticket, allowing time for due process and the sending of a notification letter.

In Michigan a first-time offender convicted of drunk driving faces:

• Up to 93 days in jail
• Up to a $500 fine
• Up to 360 hours of community service
• Up to 6 points on a driver’s license
• Up to 180 days with a suspended license, with a restricted license possible after 30 days

Convicted drunk drivers will also be subject to a $1,000 penalty that is included in the MI driver responsibility program. The $1,000 penalty will be imposed for two consecutive years.

You will need to contact the Michigan SOS to find out if you will be penalized with points and a suspended license due to the California DUI. You may also want to ask if you will face any of the other penalties MI places on drunk drivers even though you committed the offense out of state.

Whatever penalties Michigan may place on you would be in addition to those California hands you in court. According to the CA DMV if you are convicted of driving with excessive BAC or while under the influence of either alcohol or drugs or both (DUI), you may be sentenced to serve up to six months in jail and to pay a fine between $390 and $1000 (plus about three times the fine in penalty assessments) the first time you are convicted. Your vehicle may be impounded and subject to storage fees.

On the first conviction the court will suspend your driving privilege for six months and require you to complete a DUI program before you can be reinstated. The length of the program may vary. If your BAC was .15% or higher and you already had a record of violations for other reasons or you refused to submit to a chemical test, the court may order you to complete a nine-month or longer program. If your BAC was .20% or higher and the court refers you to an enhanced DUI treatment program, your license will be suspended for 10 months.