DMV Hearings in California

Immediately following your arrest for DUI, our experienced DUI attorneys notify the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) about your Administrative Per Se Suspension or Revocation Hearing within the 10 day period. Our DUI lawyers are specifically trained to conduct the APS hearing to show the suspension or revocation of your license is not justified.

If you fail to properly notify the correct DMV driver safety office of your hearing within this time, you lose your right to drive in California. If you have prior DUI suspensions or court convictions, the length of your DUI license suspension will be more severe and can place severe limitations on your freedom, ability to earn a living, and taking the kids to school.

Instead of risking the loss of your driving privilege, you should contact a California DUI lawyer at our criminal defense law firm as soon as possible. Once you contact the law firm, you will have the opportunity to meet with DUI Attorney Richard Wagner.

Protect Your Privilege to Drive in California

Remember, once you have set up your hearing with the California Department of Motor Vehicles, a DMV Hearing Officer will preside over your case. If the representative finds you are "guilty,"your driving privilege will remain suspended. This means you will not be able to drive legally in the state of California for a set period of time.

Before the DMV Hearing, our DUI Attorneys request to see and obtain copies of all the DMV's evidence. The DMV may call the police officer to testify at the DMV Hearing, but this does not always happen. Our DUI lawyers will subpoena the police officers or other witnesses to the DMV Hearing if our experienced DUI defense lawyers feel it will help your case.

Because Californian's like you depend on your license to get from place-to-place, we put every effort into winning your DMV Hearing. The best effort you can put forth is obtaining the services of a Southern California DUI attorney who has represented hundreds of other clients at DMV hearings and produced great results, like the DUI attorneys at the Criminal Defense Strikeforce.

Who is Affected?

The DMV suspends or revokes the driving privilege of any person arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol or a combination of alcohol and drugs - DUI - who:

1. Takes a blood or breath test which shows a Blood Alcohol Concentration level of 0.01% while on DUI probation, 0.04% while driving a commercial vehicle, or a BAC of 0.08% or more or

2. Refuses to take or fails to complete a chemical test - blood or breath test - to determine his or her Blood Alcohol Concentration.

A urine test is not available unless:

1. The police officer suspects you were driving under the influence of drugs or a combination of drugs and alcohol, or

2. Both the blood and breath tests are unavailable, or

3. You are a hemophiliac, or

4. You are taking anticoagulant medication.

How Long Will My License Be Suspended or Revoked?

If you Took a Chemical Test, and the results showed a BAC of 0.04% while driving a commercial vehicle, or a BAC of 0.08% or more, your driving privilege will be suspended for:

Four months - First Offense

One Year - One or More Separate Offenses in 10 Years

If you Refused or Failed to Complete a Preliminary Alcohol Screening Test, PAS, or other chemical test, and you were on court ordered DUI probation for DUI or DUI with injury, your license will be:

First Offense - One-Year suspension, or a two-year revocation if on DUI probation.

Second Offense - Within 10 years of a separate DUI, will result in a 2-year revocation, or a 3-year revocation while on DUI probation.

Three or More - Within 10 years of any combination of the above violations, convictions or separate administrative determinations will result in a 3-year revocation.

If you were arrested for a DUI, contact the criminal lawyers with over 80 years of combined experience.