Arrested for DUI?
First Time Offenders / Repeat Offenders
CALL for FREE Consultation: 619-583-0350
The criminal justice system is complicated, especially when it comes to drunk driving. When you are arrested for DUI in California, you will be prosecuted by two different agencies: the City Attorney or District Attorney and the Department of Motor Vehicles. Each of them will handle your case differently.
The consequences of a DUI conviction can be severe. If this is your first offense, the minimum sentence is three years of probation on the condition that you:
- Pay a $390 fine, plus penalties and fees. The penalty assessment is 200%. Depending on the jurisdiction, your fine could total $1,200 to $1,500.
- Have a restriction on your drivers' license for 90 days, or spend (a minimum of) 48 hours in jail (not all jurisdictions allow a restricted license instead of mandatory jail time, and you could get as much as 6 months in jail for a first offense).
- Attend an alcohol education program once a week for 90 days.
While jail time is not usual for a first offense, no one can promise you anything without knowing the facts of your case. Some California courts will require formal probation; others will require summary probation (without a probation officer).
At the DUI defense firm of Spital & Associates , we're ready to investigate your case and give you the strongest possible defense in criminal court and in DMV hearings. CONTACT a DUI defense lawyer at Spital & Associates today!
The sooner you get a criminal law attorney on your side, the more effective your lawyer can be in getting you the best result in your particular case.
Call 619-583-0350. Phone calls are answered promptly and you can contact us twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week.
First Time or Repeat DUI Offenders
As your San Diego DUI defense attorneys, we want to know if:
- Your stop was legal. If not, your case will be dismissed.
- The police officer who pulled you over failed to follow proper procedures for administering the breathalyzer.
- Whether he or she had the proper training and knew how to operate the breathalyzer or administer field sobriety tests.
- The police officer's report gives any information that is inconsistent with intoxication or showed evidence of a poor investigation.
- There was adequate inspection of the breathalyzer equipment.
Visit our Criminal Defense Website to learn more about our criminal practice and how we defend people facing drunk driving charges in San Diego and across the state of California.
You have Constitutionally guaranteed rights! Don't give them up. We want to be your San Diego DUI Defense Attorneys. We're here for you and we CARE!
Spital & Associates
8880 Rio San Diego Drive
Suite 800
San Diego, CA 92108-1642
Telephone: 619-583-0350
Fax: 619-583-1850
Banker's Hill Associate Office
Of Counsel - Russell Babcock, Esq.
1901 First Avenue, Suite 138
San Diego, Ca. 92101
Downtown Associate Office
Of Counsel - Bill O'Connell, Esq.
110 West C Street, Suite 1300
San Diego, Ca. 92101-3978
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