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13Jun 2014

DUI - Fight For Your Right... To Drive!

When you are charged with a DUI you not only charged with a criminal violation, but also a civil violation. The criminal violation brings with it punishment such as fines and jail time. The civil violation brings with it the loss of your license through a license suspension. If you are charged with a DUI you will receive a criminal citation with an arraignment date. You will also be given a piece of paper called the Notice of Intention to Suspend and or Disqualify Drivers license or Privilege to Operate. You are required to sign and send this document back to the DMV before the date stated, or you will automatically lose your license. This paper allows you to ask for a hearing on whether or not to actually have your license suspended. Therefore, it is very important that you send that in right away. However, if this is your second or subsequent DUI charge, your license automatically suspends and you can only remove the suspension after the hearing has happened and you are found not guilty of the charge.