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Los Angeles DUI Loss of License
IT IS JUST A HORRIBLE SITUATION TO THINK THAT YOU MAY NOT BE ALLOWED TO DRIVE
After a DUI conviction, one faces many consequences. One of the worst consequences is the potential loss of your driver license. A major and immediate result of a DUI charge can be a suspension or loss of your driver's license. You no longer have a car at your disposal to get to and from work, to take your kids to school or even to run to the grocery store. A DUI conviction and driver license suspension will force you to make major changes in your everyday life, changes that will surely have other far-reaching effects ranging from employment to income issues.
In a California DUI, we can help you save your license. We need to request a Los Angeles DUI DMV Hearing on your behalf within 10 days of the date of your DUI arrest. And we will appear before the DMV and fight to prevent the suspension of your driver's license. The DMV Hearing attorneys at Takakjian & Sitkoff, LLP have experience and success in these types of hearings. With our help, you can keep your right to drive while we prepare your DUI defense.
The length of a possible driver license suspension depends on a wide assortment of factors. In some cases, if your DMV Hearing is not won, or if you have not made a timely request for a DMV hearing the loss of a license or suspension starts very soon. In California, if you are suspected of driving under the influence of alcohol, you are required to submit to a chemical test of your blood, breath or urine to determine your alcohol level. In fact, all states will attempt to suspend a driver's license if someone refuses to comply with the state's test. If you take the test and they prove your reading is too high, you will also be at risk of losing your license. Also, if you are found guilty of driving while under the influence of alcohol, you could also lose your license.
First time offenders do not lose their licenses for as long as second time offenders do. Second time offenders can lose their licenses for well over a year and then have a restricted driver license. You may even be required to install an Ignition Interlock Device I.I.D. in order to start your car. Drivers who are not yet of legal drinking age also lose their licenses, and a DUI conviction can have an impact on getting their full, unrestricted licenses in the future.
However, there are steps we can show you to take to save your driver's license, or to minimize the amount of time that your license may be suspended. And if we win the DMV hearing you will not lose your license! The length of time you may go without the ability to drive depends on many different factors. If this happens, changes will need to take place, and you will need to make arrangements for transportation. A California DUI conviction and the loss of one's license will have a major effect on anyone's life.
By contacting an experienced loss of driver license defense lawyers like Takakjian & Sitkoff, LLP, you can make sure that your interests are represented in court and during DMV Hearings. We will aggressively fight to save your driver license. Contact us today for more information on how we can help you keep your license at (888) 579-4844.
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