If you or a friend or family member have been arrested for DUI...
HERE'S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
When the police make an arrest for DUI they will normally take your license.
WE CAN HELP YOU GET YOUR LICENSE BACK. WE CAN ALSO HELP YOU FIGHT YOUR CASE IN COURT.
Here's how:
Within ten days we need to file a request with the Department of Motor Vehicles. The request will generate two things:
It is important to remember that what happens in court and what happens at the DMV are independent of each other. That means you can win your DMV hearing and get your license back, but you can still lose it in court with the DUI prosecution.
At the DMV hearing we will do the following things: we will check the DMV file about ten days before the hearing. The police are required to transmit certain paperwork to the DMV. If the do not do this, then we will be able to win your DMV hearing. If the paperwork is in the file, then we will probably subpoena the police officers to the DMV for the hearing and make legal arguments on your behalf before the hearing officer.
LICENSE SUSPENSION FROM THE DMV:
There are different types of license suspensions for DUI's depending on certain facts, including whether the driver gave a breath sample. However, here are the basic rules: at the DMV a person who loses the hearing and does not give a breath sample will lose their license to drive for one year for a first refusal to provide a breath sample. A person who does provide a breath sample over the legal limit of .08 will lose their license to drive for six months. If a driver loses their license at the DMV we can still help the driver get a work permit. This involves taking and completing an approved DUI course.
Once we get you a 30-day work permit, we will begin work on your court case.
