When you are arrested for a DUI, your Driver’s License will be confiscated by the arresting officer.  You will be provided a temporary license that is valid for 30 days.  After the 30 days expire, your license will be automatically suspended by the DMV up to 4 months.  In order for the DMV to potentially reinstate your driving privilege, you are required to contact the DMV within 10 days of your DUI arrest to schedule a hearing.  Your driving privilege may be reinstated pending the outcome of your DMV Hearing.

The DMV Hearing is conducted by a DMV administrator.  At the DMV Administrative Hearing, the DMV must prove that (a) your arrest was lawful; (b) there was reason to believe that you were under the influence; and (c) your BAC (blood alcohol concentration) was 0.08% or higher. Should the DMV prevail at your hearing, your driver’s license will be suspended.  It is important to note that the DMV hearing and the DUI Criminal case are completely independent of each other.  As such, you may prevail at the DMV and still lose the DUI criminal case, or vice versa.  

In dealing with a Los Angeles DUI case whether involving alcohol or controlled substances, you will need an experienced Los Angeles DUI attorney that will test the validity of the field sobriety tests and/or blood/breath tests in your case and work diligently to provide you with the best possible outcome of your Los Angeles DUI case.  The Los Angeles DUI defense lawyers at the Gurovich, Berk & Associates are familiar and experienced with the DMV along with all the criminal courts.  Our DUI defense attorneys will aggressively defend your interests so that you will receive the best outcome of your Los Angeles DUI case.