First Offense DUI
A DUI lawyer can help you avoid some of the most unpleasant consequences of a DUI arrest. Even a first-offense DUI can lead to imprisonment in the Orange County jail for up to six months. Moreover, fines and fees range between $2,300.00 and ten grand. A skilled Fullerton DUI lawyer can help you avoid any jail time for a first-offense DUI and help you get the lowest fines and fees possible. Sometimes, if your blood-alcohol level is not too high, a Fullerton DUI attorney can even get the charge reduced to a wet reckless. Depending on your blood-alcohol level this reduction may even save you from any suspension handed out by the DMV.
Second Offense DUI
If you have a prior DUI conviction within the past ten years, even in another state, you will definitely need the help of an experienced Fullerton DUI attorney. In Orange County, the standard offer for a second-offense DUI is 60 to 90 days in the Orange County jail. This is the “low” offer and assumes there is no aggravating factors such as: a high blood-alcohol level, obstructing the police, excessive speed or reckless driving, a child in the car, a collision, or a refusal to take a test.
Any of these aggravating factors may greatly increase the amount of jail time the DA will offer. An experienced DUI lawyer can make all the difference. You see, your right to take your DUI case to trial is your leverage. It is extremely costly for the County to hold an actual trial and a very busy DA must spend four days in trial on the case. If your Fullerton DUI attorney can find any weakness in the case, the DA is likely to settle on agreeable terms. Moreover, your Fullerton DUI lawyer can bypass the DA and go directly to the judge to get an offer to settle your DUI case. Although the DA will almost never accept an alternative to actual jail time, a judge often will.
Some possible alternatives that an experienced DUI lawyer will explore are: home confinement (you can still go to work), CalTrans, community service, private jail (you can still go to work), residential alcohol treatment program (you can still go to work), or the DUI Court Program. Knowing which alternatives are available from the judge is why it is to important to find a Fullerton DUI attorney who works regularly with the judges and DAs who will be handling your DUI case.
DMV Driver’s License Suspension
Your Fullerton DUI attorney can shepherd you through the extremely complicated and technical rules of the DMV and, in most cases, keep you driving through the entire two-year suspension period. Let’s face it, most of us cannot live our lives without driving. One slip with the DMV process could land you right in the Orange County jail for driving on a suspended license. Not many people understand the arcane body of DMV law, but an experienced DUI attorney certainly does.
Free Telephonic Consultation With A Fullerton DUI Attorney
The Law Office of EJ Stopyro offers a free, no-obligation telephonic consultation. Call us today at (949) 278-6353 for your consultation and case review.