| February 09, 2010 |
| Winning the DMV Hearing |
| Posted By Gold & Witham |
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| Avoiding a license suspension following an arrest for DUI is often the main priority for a client. Winning the DMV hearing is also the most difficult aspect of defending a drunk driving case . I ... |
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| October 29, 2009 |
| Do I need an SR22? |
| Posted By Gold & Witham |
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| An SR22 is a form sent to the DMV head office in Sacramento by your insurance company. The form acts as proof of insurance. It is required in the event of a suspension as a result of a DUI conviction, ... |
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| October 15, 2009 |
| Out of State License |
| Posted By Gold & Witham |
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| I have been consulted by a number of clients recently who have been arrested for a DUI while driving on an out of state license. Some have misunderstood their obligations in relation to the DMV in ... |
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| September 30, 2009 |
| DMV Appeals |
| Posted By Los Angeles DUI Attorneys |
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| In order to try and avoid a suspension of driving privileges following a DUI arrest , it is necessary to contact the Driver Safety Office of the DMV within ten days to request a DMV Hearing. The ... |
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| September 04, 2009 |
| Refusal following an Accident |
| Posted By Los Angeles DUI Attorneys |
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| I was at the El Segundo driver safety office this week with a client who had been involved in a serious accident. She had suffered serious personal injuries including a head injury which resulted in ... |
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| August 13, 2009 |
| How "departmental" is the Department of Motor Vehicles? |
| Posted By Los Angeles DUI Attorneys |
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| Although the "mission statement" of the California DMV professes an aspiration to do "justice" to the needs of, and administrative actions against, California's licensed drivers, in fact, the ... |
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| July 22, 2009 |
| DMV, Refusal to Submit to a Test and Confusion. |
| Posted By Los Angeles DUI Attorneys |
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| I received a call today from a potential new client who was facing a one year suspension of his privilege to drive in California because of his alleged refusal to submit to a blood test following a ... |
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| June 23, 2009 |
| The weird world of the California DMV Adminstrative Per Se Hearing |
| Posted By Los Angeles DUI Attorneys |
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| If you've been arrested for drunk driving or dui in California , you will soon discover the State has "two bites of your apple": a court action threatening you with jail time and a DMV DUI ... |
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| June 23, 2009 |
| License Suspension periods for DUI |
| Posted By Los Angeles DUI Attorneys |
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| On a first conviction for DUI in California, the mandatory actions department of the DMV in Sacramento will impose a six month license suspension for the conviction . This is dated from the date of ... |
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| June 09, 2009 |
| Accidents, License Suspensions and DMV |
| Posted By Los Angeles DUI Attorneys |
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| Dealing with the DMV in California can be an extremely frustrating experience. Unfortunately, DMV clerks tend to be very confident that their opinion about the law is correct when infact, they are ... |
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| May 28, 2009 |
| Accidents and DMV Suspensions |
| Posted By Los Angeles DUI Attorneys |
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| Pursuant to Section 13800 of the California Vehicle Code, the DMV has broad power to suspend a persons privilege to drive following a serious traffic accident . The DMV may conduct an investigation ... |
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| May 15, 2009 |
| What is an SR22? |
| Posted By Los Angeles DUI Attorneys |
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| An SR22 is a form sent by your insurance company to the DMV to show proof of insurance. It is required following a DMV suspension for a DUI and before the DMV will consider reinstatement on a ... |
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| May 08, 2009 |
| Critical Need to Drive for persons under 21 |
| Posted By Los Angeles DUI Attorneys |
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| After the DMV has suspended the driving privileges of a person under the age of twenty one for driving with alcohol in their system, it is possible to submit a petition for a "critical need license". ... |
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| April 30, 2009 |
| DUI Acquittal and DMV |
| Posted By Los Angeles DUI Attorneys |
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| Normally, the Court and DMV proceedings in DUI cases are entirely seperate and the results of the DMV and the Court case do not impact each other. However, there is one very important exception to ... |
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| April 28, 2009 |
| DMV Refusal Hearings |
| Posted By Los Angeles DUI Attorneys |
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| Following a lawful arrest for DUI, a licensee is under an obligation to submit to a chemical test. The licensee has the choice of blood or breath. Urine is no longer a choice unless the DUI is based ... |
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| March 11, 2009 |
| Proof of time of driving in DMV cases. |
| Posted By Los Angeles DUI Attorney |
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| I won a DMV hearing in El Segundo Driver Safety Office, Los Angeles today on an issue that I have argued on a number of occasions before without success. Finally I found a DMV hearing officer who ... |
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| February 20, 2009 |
| Drugs, DUI and the DMV |
| Posted By Los Angeles DUI Attorney |
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| Upon arrest for a DUI based on drugs or medication alone, the arresting officer should not take your drivers license from you. Normally, when a person is arrested for DUI, if the police believe, ... |
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| January 21, 2009 |
| DMV Hearings |
| Posted By Los Angeles DUI Attorney |
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| I have been receiving feedback from new clients that they have contacted the DMV in Los Angeles following a DUI arrest and have been actively persuaded not to request a DMV hearing to challenge the ... |
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| December 24, 2008 |
| DMV Hearings |
| Posted By Gold & Witham |
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| The Driver Safety Office of the DMV holds hearings on issues of driver safety including Negligent Operator Hearings, Fitness Hearings and DMV Hearings following a DUI arrest. Moving violations and at ... |
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