On July 1, 2010, Vehicle Code § 13352(a)(3) was amended to allow second time DUI offenders to apply for a restricted license with installation of an IID after ninety days of actual suspension. Previously, a second-time DUI offender was stuck with a one year license suspension.

Dominique Mateo was convicted of DUI three times, but only twice within the last ten years. As such, Mateo’s third DUI was considered a second-time DUI because the first DUI was more than ten years from the date of the third DUI. After his third DUI conviction, which also involved a traffic accident, the DMV suspended his driver’s license for one year. The accident happened on February 23, 2010, or before section 13352(a)(3) was amended.