Requesting a DMV Hearing in Los Angeles
DMV hearings in Los Angeles that are DUI related are very tricky, and only skilled
Los Angeles DUI defense attorneys who understand the process can effectively navigate the process. The DMV hearing is an administrative proceeding regarding the suspension or revocation of your driving privilege only.
Only the following issues will be discussed at a DMV hearing in Los Angeles:
If you took a blood or breath or (if applicable) a urine test:
- Did the peace officer have reasonable cause to believe you were driving a motor vehicle in violation of Vehicle Code Section 23140 , 23152 , or 23153 ?
- Were you placed under lawful arrest?
- Were you driving a motor vehicle when you had 0.08% or more by weight of alcohol in your blood?
If you refused or failed to complete a blood, breath test, or (if applicable) a urine test:
- Did the peace officer have reasonable cause to believe you were driving a motor vehicle in violation of Vehicle Code Section 23140 , 23152 , or, 23153 ?
- Were you placed under lawful arrest?
- Were you told that if you refused to submit to or failed to complete a test of your blood, breath, or (when applicable) urine, your driving privilege would be suspended for one year or revoked for two or three years?
- Did you refuse to submit to or failed to complete a blood or breath test, or (if applicable) a urine test after being requested to do so by a peace officer?
Handling these types of issues with the
DMV, which could affect your ability to take your kids to school, go to work and head to the grocery store, means you
need a
Los Angeles DUI defense attorney who understands the process and can guide you through it.
The DUI Defense Lawyers at Kestenbaum Eisner & Gorin LLP understand firsthand the problems of proof prosecutors frequently encounter in proving DUI charges, because they have personal experience prosecuting DUI cases as former lawyers for the Office of the Los Angeles City Attorney and the Office of the Los Angeles County District Attorney.