Your Driver’s License Suspension
By The Law Offices of Virginia L. Landry
Mar. 9, 2011 3:15p
After you have been arrested for DUI in California, the arresting officer will confiscate your driver’s license. The arresting officer will then issue you an Order of Suspension and a Temporary License, which allows you to drive for 30 days from the date of the order of suspension or revocation. This is under ordinary circumstances, if your driver’s license was expired, or suspended for another reason, this would not apply.
You have exactly 10 days from the Notice of Suspension to request an administrative hearing. This hearing is very important and it will determine the future of your driving privileges. The hearing will be an opportunity for you and your DUI defense attorney to prove that a license revocation is not justified.
A DMV suspension or revocation is separate from any court-imposed fines, jail sentence or criminal penalties. The DMV administrative hearing serves to address your driving privileges only. You will need a skilled San Diego DUI defense lawyer who is experienced defending their clients at both the administrative hearing and in criminal court. Your driving privileges and your future are very important, there are a number of defenses that a seasoned DUI attorney may be able to use to defend your case, in order to improve your chances, of getting the charges against you reduced or dropped entirely.
San Diego DUI Defense Attorney
If you or someone you care about has been issued an Order of Suspension and a Temporary License, contact a San Diego DUI defense lawyer from the Law Offices of Virginia L. Landry. We understand how important your driving privileges are, and how not having a driver’s license will affect all aspects of your life. A successful hearing will result in the re-instatement of your driving privileges. If your privileges continue to be suspended, an attorney from our firm can work with you in order to help you obtain a hardship license; so that you can drive to work, school etc.
Contact a San Diego DUI defense attorney from our firm today for a free initial consultation.
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