| DUI laws are quite complicated nationwide, especially if | | | | your lawyer as well as the evidence against you can |
| you are in California. If you are charged with a DUI | | | | significantly swing the case. If you are found guilty of |
| offense, a good lawyer is very important to help you in | | | | the charge, the court can fine you about $1,200 and |
| your defense. | | | | give you a 3-year informal probation. First-time |
| Good DUI lawyers are specialists in drunk-driving | | | | offenders can be let off more easily. First-time |
| cases. They try only such offenses, and know the | | | | offenders also end up attending a First Offender |
| courts and the laws well. There is also a National | | | | School, the duration of which is dependent on your |
| College of DUI Defense where you can search for | | | | blood alcohol level. |
| DUI attorneys. A good DUI lawyer can guarantee you | | | | DUI laws also distinguish between drunken driving and |
| more than just arguments in court. Since DUI laws are | | | | recklessness. If the charges are reduced to |
| complicated, a good attorney can pick holes in the | | | | recklessness, the penalties are much less severe. |
| case against you and, with some technical help, he or | | | | Another aspect of DUI defense is the DMV hearing. |
| she can get you out of the charge with a small | | | | The DUI lawyer will have to represent you in this |
| penalty. | | | | separately. The DUI trial and DMV hearings are |
| DUI statues vary according to the degree of the | | | | separate, and you might end up with a suspended |
| charge as well as your driving history. If you have a | | | | license from either trials or both. Again, a good DUI |
| DUI charge within a seven-year period, the court can | | | | attorney is essential for the DMV hearing as well. |
| severely punish you. Apart from this, the reputation of | | | | |