Preparing for Your DMV Hearing
Posted on Jun 17, 2010 2:00pm PDT
If you have been charged with driving under the influence in the state of California, you will have to attend a hearing with the state's Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) if you want to keep your driving privileges. If you do not schedule your DMV hearing or fail to attend your hearing, your driver's license will automatically be suspended.
Before you attend your DMV hearing, here are two things you can do to prepare and to ensure that you get the best results possible:
1. Make sure that you schedule your hearing within 10 days of your DUI arrest. If you fail to do this your driving privileges will be suspended automatically.
2. Obtain the services of a criminal defense lawyer that has immense experience handling DUI cases. You lawyer will serve as your legal advocate and make sure that you receive a fair defense during the DMV hearing. Generally speaking, those who have an attorney stand a greater chance of keeping their driver's licenses.
If you have been arrested for DUI, now is the time to enlist the services of a skilled criminal defense lawyer.