CURRENTLY ON PROBATION FOR DUI
If you receive a DUI ("Driving Under the Influence") in the State of California, it is strongly recommended that you hire an attorney to represent you. A DUI is a felony or misdemeanor, not just a traffic ticket. If you are convicted of DUI, there are mandatory legal penalties.
Your license will be suspended by the DMV unless you fight, and if convicted on the DUI charge, the consequences for a first offense will include informal probation; suspended or actual jail time; heavy fines; and driving restrictions.
You will have to take a DUI class, and your auto insurance rates will go up. If you hold a professional license, the conviction must usually be reported to the licensing agency. In short, you have a lot to lose. So it makes good sense to see if you can defend yourself against these charges and if you have any doubt about your ability to defend yourself, you should discuss your legal situation with an experience DUI attorney before fighting the case unrepresented.
There are lots of defenses to a drunk driving charge because, contrary to popular opinion, police officers make mistakes. Moreover, the hyper-technical laws surrounding the regulation of driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI) are rife with ambiguities. You owe it to yourself to become educated about what to expect and what to do about it. Much depends on whether you are actually convicted of drunk driving.
somekeyword is a law that went into effect on January 1, 2009; it allows the DMV to take your driving privileges away for 1 full year if:
You are on probation for VC 23152 or VC 23153, and
You are caught driving with a BAC of 0.01 or more
The good news is that you are entitled to a DMV hearing (if the hearing request is made within 10 days of the arrest or detention) and the DMV will then have to prove the case against you. Mindy McQueen has handled 1000s of DUI cases and DMV hearings, and will do everything possible to keep your driving privileges intact.
somekeyword can help you, regardless of the county in which you were detained. There are a number of defenses available that Ms. McQueen will utilize in order to give you the best shot at retaining your privilege to drive.
There are a number of defenses available that she will utilize to give you the best shot at retaining your privilege to drive.
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