In Re Arthur W.

Arthur W. appeals from an order declaring him a ward of the juvenile court (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 602) following his admission of driving a vehicle while under the combined influence of alcohol and drugs. (Veh. Code, § 23152, subd. (a).) He contends that Vehicle Code section 13352.3 violates the due process and equal protection clauses of the state and federal Constitutions insofar as it provides that the driver’s license of a minor shall be revoked until he reaches 18 years of age or for 1 year, whichever is longer, upon a finding by the juvenile court that such minor committed the offense of driving under the influence. (Veh. Code, § 23152.) We conclude that the statute is constitutional.

Facts

On February 14, 1984, while appellant was 17 years of age, a petition was filed pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code section 602 alleging, inter alia, that appellant, on February 5, 1984, “did willfully and unlawfully, while under the influence of an alcoholic beverage and a drug and under their combined influence, drive a vehicle, thereby violating Section 23152(a) of the Vehicle Code, a misdemeanor.” Appellant admitted the violation of section 23152, subdivision (a), on…