Criminal Defense and DUI
San Francisco Bay Area,
California
What
to do after a California DUI arrest
About
500 people a day are
arrested for
DUI in California. People get arrested in different ways for this crime
in California
- drunk driving. Sure during the holiday season we see an increase in
arrests as people leave holiday parties, but also during the summer
months. Vehicles drive into DUI checkpoints, or
simply violate the rules of the road and the cops get you. Sometimes
you don't have to do
anything - or someone else will crash into you and there you are - DUI
when the cops arrive. If there is a serious accident, and people are
injured besides the DUI driver, the case can be a felony or misdemeanor
- and hard jail time is a reality if you lose.
Where ever the case is
going you should have the help of legal counsel for the DMV and court
process - if simply just to protect yourself from a future arrest.
People arrested for
California drunk driving need to be helped right
away - they cannot go into denial about the situation. First the
Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) drivers license suspension or
revocation must be stopped for the short term. If the arrested driver
doesn't contact the DMV within the first 10 days after arrest, the
taking of the
license is automatic 30 days after arrest (every day counts - even
holidays and weekends).
In
the California DUI
Court, the criminal case begins with the
arraignment. At this court appearance, if you don't have an attorney /
lawyer and you want one, simply ask the judge for additional time to
obtain one. You can apply for the public defender, but you'll likely
have to pay for them too - so get a private California DUI defender.
The system is going to make you go to jury trial if you won't take a
plea bargain - and in many California courts, you might not get to plea
bargain because of "policy".
Keep reading up on
what to do by looking at the other pages here -
through time tested case law and adversarial technique DUI cases can be
successfully challenged - but not alone. The State of California has
made the drunk driving case hard to win, but you can if your case is
ripe, and needs litigation. Get a consultation asap w/ a qualified
California DUI lawyer near the court for your case - get a lawyer
within 10 days of arrest for DUI in California.
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Lawyer DUI Attorney, Author & Web Publisher
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Finding your loved one
in jail
Most people arrested for DUI in
California will be released with a
ticket to appear in court. They will also be given a pink DMV paper
called a DS367 form signed under oath by the police officer who
arrested you.
Others are held in jail until their first court date - these people
usually have a severe case, or possibly they have warrants for arrest
other than the current DUI drunk driving charge. After processing,
people arrested for DUI in California usually go through a short time
in jail to sober up.
After sober up period, if held, a person will be
taken before a judge within 3 court days. There, a lawyer will be
available to assist. Phone calls will be allowed.
To find your loved one, have their full name and date of birth - or
other identifying information. Find the local jail's phone number in
the local phone book or call information.
Almost everyone held in jail until the first court date will be
entitled a reasonable bail or release on their own recognizance.
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Out of State Drivers -
DUI Arrested
You don't
have a privilege to drive in CA !
A California DUI cop immediately
suspends the privilege to drive in California of anyone arrested for
DUI in California. Unless you have a license issued by the State of
California, you are to stop driving in California - even though this is
rarely enforced.
A person with a California drivers license can drive on a temporary
license issued by the officer upon the taking of that person's
California drivers license, for 30 days.
Additionally, you will have to address your California DUI arrest in
your own state if you are convicted in the California court -
California DUI courts report to your state licensing agency.
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What to do Right
After Arrest