Santa Cruz DMV Hearing Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer for DMV Hearings

If you need legal assistance to defend your driver's license at a DMV Admin Per Se hearing in Santa Cruz, or in the surrounding counties of Santa Clara or Monterey, you should contact the Christine McGuire Law Office to arrange for a legal consultation. As a Santa Cruz DMV hearing lawyer, Attorney Christine McGuire can represent you at the hearing. Christine McGuire is a former prosecutor of more than 25 years. 

DMV Hearings Regarding License Suspension

If you have been arrested for Driving Under the Influence, you have 10 days from receipt of the Order of Suspension/Revocation to request a hearing to show that the APS suspension/revocation is not justified.  DMV will conduct a telephone hearing unless you request an in-person hearing.  The APS suspension/revocation will not be stayed or delayed unless you request a hearing within 10 days from the issue date of the order and DMV cannot provide a hearing before the effective date of the suspension/revocation.  Before the hearing you may request to see and or obtain copies of DMV's evidence.  If you took a chemical test and the results showed a BAC level of 0.08% or more, your driving privilege will be suspended for four months for a first offense; one year for one or more separate offenses in ten years.  If you refused or failed to complete a chemical test, your driving privilege will be suspended for one year for a first offense; revoked for two years for a second offense in ten years; revoked for three years for three or more offenses in ten years.   At the hearing, the following issues will be discussed:  1. Did the peace officer have reasonable cause to believe you were driving a motor vehicle in violation of VC Section 23152 or 23153.  2. Were you lawfully arrested? 3.  Were you driving a motor vehicle with a BAC level of 0.08% or more?  If you refused or failed to complete a chemical test: 1. Did the peace officer have reasonable cause to believe you were driving a motor vehicle in violation of VC Section 23152 or 23153?  2.Were you lawfully arrested?  3.  Were you told that your driving privilege would be suspended for one year or revoked for two or three years if you refused to submit to or failed to complete a chemical test?  4.  Did you refuse to submit to or failed to complete a chemical test after being requested to do so by a peace office?  The Santa Cruz DMV hearing attorney at the Christine McGuire Law Office  can represent you at the Admin Per Se hearing. 

Contact the Santa Cruz DMV Hearing Lawyer at the Christine McGuire Law Office  today for legal representation at a DMV hearing concerning your driver's license.