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Yes. If your attorney requests a review of the suspension within 10 days, the Department of Motor Vehicles will grant you a hardship permit (if you are otherwise eligible) that will be valid until approximately a week after the hearing.
A DUI can cause both the Department of Motor Vehicles and the court to suspend your driver’s license. If the results of your breath test were .08 or above or if you refused to take the Breathalyzer test, the Department of Motor Vehicles will attempt to suspend your license starting 10 days after your arrest. […]
At a formal review hearing, your attorney will contest the suspension and try to uncover any mistakes made by the officers that will invalidate the suspension. The hearing also enables your attorney to question the officers to determine if any of your Constitutional rights were violated which also may lead to an invalidation of the […]
A request for a formal review of the suspension of your driver’s license MUST be made within 10 days of your arrest. If you miss this deadline, your right to contest your suspension WILL be waived and the suspension will begin after the 10th day. A lawyer can file the appropriate paperwork to protect your […]
No. If you have questions, I will review your case with you without charge.
If your Constitutional rights were violated and an appropriate motion to suppress is filed, the Judge may throw out some or all of the evidence against you. Did the police have a valid reason to stop you? Did they have the right to detain you? Did they have probable cause to arrest you? Was their […]
In most cases, even though the police have arrested you, the State Attorney’s Office must decide at an “invest” if they are actually going to charge you with a crime. Even if you were not arrested, the police often forward cases to the State for a similar investigation. During these early crucial stages it is […]
