Legal Question in DUI Law in California

I was ticketed for driving on a suspended license eight years ago. I followed that up with a FTA. how can I resolve this?


Asked on 4/05/12, 2:33 pm

3 Answers from Attorneys

Andrew Roberts Roberts Law Group

You need an attorney to deal with this. Get a copy of your DMV record. What suspended your license in first place? You most likely have a warrant out for you. Deal with this.

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Answered on 4/05/12, 3:00 pm
Rick Mueller San Diego County DUI Law Center

The California criminal defense attorney / DUI lawyer is correct.

You can buy and instantly print your 'DL Driving Record' (which looks like an "H-6") online for $2 at https://www.dmv.ca.gov/online/dr/welcome.htm . It's not the coded-looking "H-6," but it works for most programs that require an "H-6". Or if in the future, you're just curious what's on your driving record and don't feel like waiting in line at the DMV. It shows departmental actions, convictions, failures to appear, accidents, etc. http://www.SanDiegoDUI.com

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Answered on 4/05/12, 4:06 pm
Terry A. Nelson Nelson & Lawless

To properly handle warrants, you must turn yourself into the issuing court, with or without an attorney, and try to negotiate a recall of the warrant[s] and a plea bargain on the new �Failure to Appear� charge. You�ll try to negotiate bail reduction or OR release. You�ll try to negotiate a plea bargain or take to trial the outstanding charges that caused the warrant. On misdemeanors and infractions, the attorney can appear in court without the defendant being present, and any plea bargain deal could be handled by notarized paperwork. While this isn't a 'capital case', you face potential jail and fines, so handle it right. Unless you're competent to effectively represent yourself in court against a professional prosecutor trying to convict, most people hire an attorney who can. If serious about hiring counsel to help in this, and if this is in SoCal courts, feel free to contact me.

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Answered on 4/05/12, 4:22 pm


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