Are You Looking for a Top DUI Attorney or DUI Lawyer in Orange County CA?
We are a team of Orange County DUI Trial Attorneys, located in Orange County California. We are on call 24/7 to answer your questions about your recent Orange County DUI arrest. Regardless if this is your first Orange County DUI arrest, or if this is your second DUI or third DUI arrest, speak to an experienced Orange County DUI Lawyer about the consequences of your recent Orange County DUI Arrest.
Want to Know the Possible Consequences of Your Orange County DUI Arrest?
Please note that the consequences of your Orange County DUI arrest will vary with the circumstances surrounding your arrest, thereby DUI consequences and/or punishments can vary greatly. I understand this is frustrating, but it's the truth.
To know exactly what you could face, you're going to have to explain the details of your recent Orange County Arrest to an experienced Orange County DUI attorney. However, general Orange County DUI consequences are as follows:
- * Suspended License up to 10 years
- * County Jail
- * Fines $2,500 +
- * Alcohol Program
- * Community Service
- * Rehabilitation
- * Higher Insurance Rates
- * Victim Classes
- * Informal or Formal Probation
- * Morgue Program
- * Victim Restitution
- * Alcoholics Anonymous Meetings
- * House Arrest or Alcohol Monitoring
- * DUI COURT
- * Criminal Conviction with Prior-ability.
With this much at stake, how does it make sense not to hire an experienced DUI Lawyer in Orange County, California.
Are You Convinced You Passed All My Field Sobriety Tests!
Are you upset that you were arrested in Orange County California for a DUI after you took and passed all your Field Sobriety Tests, also known as "FSTs," ? We completely understand and are ready to subpoena the police and cross examine him or her about to your performance on the field sobriety tests and if he truly saw any "cues" of intoxication.
In addition, both Orange County Sheriffs Department and the California Highway Patrol have patrol video in their vehicles which may help prove you did pass your field sobriety tests.
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Is Hiring a Top DUI Attorney in Orange County California, Worth It?
For most people, the answer is yes.
First, if you hire an Orange County DUI Lawyer, that attorney can appear in court on your behalf without you having to be there. This will save you time, money, and most importantly, the frustration of dealing with the Orange County court system. Court can take hours. Save your self time and hire a Orange County DUI Attorney instead.
Second, the process and consequences of an Orange County DUI are confusing and if you fail to do something that you were ordered to by the court, you could be in violation of the terms of your problem, the result of which is jail time. Don't take chances with your liberty. Make sure you know exactly what you have to do and when you have to do it by hiring a DUI Attorney in Orange County, CA.
Third, DMV is a nightmare. Hiring a DUI Lawyer in Orange County, California may result in your drivers license not having to be suspended due to you Orange County DUI. Know your options & protect your right to drive by hiring an Orange County DUI attorney.
Finally, hiring an experienced Orange County DUI Attorney will likely result in a reduction of your Orange County DUI sentence, dismissal or even an out-right acquittal of your DUI charges. Learn about your rights and the likelihood of being your Orange County DUI by call 877-717-2889 to speak to your experienced Orange County DUI Lawyer about the circumstances surrounding your recent DUI case. All Orange County DUI consultations are always free and highly informative.
Main Office Located Directly Across The Street From the Harbor Justice Center in Orange County California.
Our office is located directly across of the Orange County Superior Court at 5000 Birch Street, Suite 3000, Newport Beach, CA 92660, which makes us a DUI Attorney in Orange County, California.
Helpful Orange County Resources
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We Focus on Multiple Offense DUI Cases, Such As 2nd DUIs and 3rd DUI Cases in Orange County, California.
If this is your second DUI arrest within the last 10 years, you've got twice as much as stake. Not only are you looking at a possible 1 year loss of your drivers license, you are looking at possible jail time in the Orange County Jail.
If you are still on probation while you obtained an additional DUI in Orange County, California, you are in violation of the terms of your probation, and could seek additional jail time for the probation violation, which means your not only looking at the possible jail time as a result of your new Orange County DUI arrest, you'll have to face the judge on your prior DUI for the probation violation as well.
Unlike some first DUI offenses, for a second DUI and third DUI case, the difference between having an Orange County DUI attorney represent you in court will make a drastic difference in the consequences of your Orange County DUI case.
If you have had 2 prior DUI convictions within the past 10 years and this is your 3rd DUI arrest in Orange County, CA, the statutory minimum jail time is 120 days. In additional to the jail time, the Orange County Court could deem you a habitual Orange County DUI offender and subsequently suspend your drivers license to up to 10 years.
Thereby the consequences of a third DUI offense are SEVERE, but you must KNOW THIS, 120 days spent in actual jail and the 10 years suspension of your drivers license, can be avoided with an experienced DUI attorney who is dedicated to keep you out of jail and behind the wheel.
3 Things You Must Know About Your Recent DUI in Orange County, California
1. Your DUI Attorney has 10 days to Contact DMV
Your Orange County DUI Lawyer has 10 days from the day you were arrested to contact DMV and request a DMV hearing to save your drivers license from a DMV imposed DUI related license suspension.
2. Even if this is your first DUI offense, You could be looking at jail time.
Although a first DUI offense in Orange County, California doesn't typically require the defendant to spend time in jail, depending on the circumstances surrounding your recent Orange County DUI arrest, you could be looking at a possible jail sentence.
For example, there are certain DUI enhancements that require the court to impose jail time. The most common of these enhancements is a Speed Enhancement. The law states that if you were arrested for a Orange County DUI and you were going over 20 miles over the speed limit on the surface streets, or 30 miles or more over the speed limit on the freeway, if convicted, you are required to serve a minimum of 60 days in county jail.
3. If You Have Been Previously Convicted of a DUI, Waiting to Hire a Orange County DUI Lawyer Could Result in a Longer Jail Sentence
A Second DUI, Third DUI, or Felony DUI arrest in Orange County is no joke. Everyday defendants in Orange County, California are sentenced to jail for their second or third DUI convictions.
For the Multiple Orange County DUI offender, it is absolutely imperative for you to speak to an Orange County DUI Lawyer immediately so that they can formulate a plan to keep you out of jail and to help save your drivers license from suspension.
Important Deadlines!
Your Orange County DUI attorney must request a hearing with the DMV Driver Safety Office within 10 days of your arrest or have your license automatically suspended.
What is at stake: Appear in Orange County Superior court where you must enter a plea of “not guilty,” “guilty,” or “no contest.” If you plead "guilty" or "no contest" you take whatever the court decides is the appropriate sentence, which will at a minimum place this on your driving record, usually with a fine and court costs, but could result in the loss of your driver's license, community service, probation, and possibly jail time, especially if this is not your first DUI in Orange County California.
The law requires the California DMV to suspend your driver's license if you have not filed for a DMV hearing within 10 days of receiving your Orange County DUI ticket. So time is important !!
