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Torrance DUI Lawyers

1. Cardon, Nancy: DUI In California, a DUI conviction can result in the suspension or revocation of your California driver's license, insurance cancellation or a massive increase in insurance costs, loss of employment or employment possibilities and/or jail time. Because of the steady increase in drunk-driving-related deaths in California, prosecutors often seek the harshest sentence possible in each case. At Kardon Law, we prepare for and conduct all administrative and court hearings with an eye toward educating the DMV and prosecutors as to the uniqueness of our clients' case and as such, the appropriateness of a significantly lesser charge and/or punishment.
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4. James Dromi: If you have been arrested for a DUI, you are required to deal with both the criminal justice system and the DMV. You must contact a lawyer immediately so that the attorney can request an Admin Per Se hearing from the DMV. This must be done within ten days of your arrest in order to protect your right to a hearing so that your driving privilege is not suspended for four months. These matters are problematic, but both can be successfully defended in court and at the DMV. Unlike the criminal process at Court, the DMV is a civil matter, run by their Office of Driver Safety. The DMV hearing officer acts as both judge and prosecutor in this procedure. They are only interested in three issues: 1. Did the arresting officer have reasonable cause to believe that you were driving under the influence? 2. Was the arrest lawful, and; 3. Was your blood alcohol .08 or higher at the time of driving. A DMV hearing is won or lost based on technical issues that James Dromi knows. The charge of driving under the influence actually consist of two charges: 23152(a)V.C. "driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol (or both)" and, 23152(b) V.C. "driving with a blood alcohol level of .08 or higher." The punishment is the same whether you plead to either offense. If you are convicted of either charge, it counts as two points against your negligent operator count at the DMV. If convicted on either charge it is held "priorable" for the next ten years. That means that if you are arrested again for the same offense within those ten years it will count as a repeat offense which requires a mandatory jail sentence and a one year license suspension. As the court and DMV are two separate entities it is possible to be found guilty in one and not the other. If you were acquitted in court but convicted at the DMV you would have the right to force the DMV to return your license. If you are convicted of a DUI, you will be required, during the three years that you are on probation, to maintain proof of insurance on file with the DMV. If it should lapse during that time, the DMV will suspend your license. If you are caught driving while your license is suspended for a DUI conviction, the mandatory minimum jail term is 10 days.