The penalties or punishment for a Driving Under the Influence charge vary greatly in Orange County from the rest of the State of California. Orange County has some of the harshest DUI Penalties across the State of California for a Second Offense DUI Charge. You need a lawyer and you need a lawyer who specializes in DUI Defense in Orange County for a successful outcome to your Orange County Second Offense DUI Case.
While the statutory minimum sentence in the State of California for a Second Offense DUI conviction is 96 hours, (which can be served by serving 96 hours straight or over two 48 hour weekends), Orange County Courts start off with 60-to-120 days in County Jail for a Second Offense DUI. The amount of time can be, and often will be, increased in cases where there are aggravating factors. Aggravating factors include a person who is on DUI probation from a prior DUI conviction, (whether within statute or not), and/or whether any other type of aggravating factor exists, such as a traffic collision, a high blood and/or breath alcohol concentration level, whether there were children in the vehicle at the time of the offense, and/or any other type of DUI Enhancement. The probation violation typically adds the most time to the ultimate sentence aside from the base of 45-75 days of custody at the Orange County Jail.
This is not something you should attempt to negotiate on your own. You need an Orange County DUI Defense Attorney who knows the Prosecutors and the Judges that will be determining the severity of your sentence for a Second Offense DUI in Orange County. You need a an experienced Orange County DUI Defense Attorney who knows and understands the positions of the Judges and Prosecutors that will be addressing the issues of how much jail time you will serve and how that time will be served.
DUI Defendants often need to avoid having to serve time in the Orange County Jail in order for them to continue to be able to maintain their employment, which allows the person to provide for their family. People who cannot take off 60-120 days of work need a qualified Orange County DUI Defense Attorney who can forge a sentence that will grant you the opportunity to maintain your ability to fulfill those responsibilities and obligations.
Many attorneys do not fully understand the interplay between the Court matter and the DMV matter. The area of law is quite complex, and this may be the reason attorneys misunderstand this area of DUI Defense; but it is imperative for a DUI attorney who allegedly specializes in DUI Defense to understand this interplay, otherwise, you could end up suspended longer than necessary just because your lawyer did not know how the two proceedings affect or interact with one another. Only an experienced DUI Attorney should be considered for a serious DUI Offense, such as one's Second Offense DUI, Third Offense DUI, Fourth Offense DUI, DUI With Injury or Great Bodily Injury, or worse yet, a DUI causing death, properly termed: Vehicular Manslaughter.
In addition to having to deal with a considerable amount of jail time and how it will be served, there is also the inevitable loss of your driver's license. A Second Offense DUI comes with a mandatory one-year suspension, however, it can be modified to a restriction after a 90-day suspension period but only if you install an Ignition Interlock Device (IID) in your vehicle. For those having employment where they are either required to drive either a company vehicle or truck, or those who have to have customers in their vehicles, this will be a really big problem. An experienced DUI Defense Lawyer can help guide you through this issue in such a way as to avoid having to affect your employment.
Do not leave your future in the hands of inexperienced DUI Defense Attorneys. Only trust your DUI Case to an attorney who is knowledgeable in the intricacies of the laws and policies associated with a DUI Charge.
Perhaps you would like to learn more about some of the Orange County Court Services and/or DUI Programs offered by the Court.
One such program is DUI Court, which is a terrific program offered by the Orange County Courts if you can commit the time and the energy. The program is often too difficult for a person, especially one who may work a lot or have a lot of engagements, to be able to attend the weekly meetings, group sessions, one-on-one counseling sessions, and a great number of other obligations like being subjected to no alcohol in the house even if that alcohol is that of your spouse or roommate and random drug and alcohol testing.
While an amazing program, it is often not a "good fit" for many of our clients who, perhaps like you, just cannot be subjected to such an intensive daily lifestyle program.
But do not think your life is over just yet, there are other options that you can learn about through this website, such as electronic home confinement, which would avoid actual jail and would also permit you to continue working and taking care of your engagements and responsibilities.
Click the link if you need the location and/or contact information for the Orange County Courts.
Thus, if you were arrested for DUI in any of the Orange County Cities listed below, and are concerned about the DUI penalties you are facing, click the appropriate City Page Link for information on the types of DUI Evidece your Orange County DUI Defense Attorney to review to try to find defenses to your Orange County DUI Case:
If you were charged with a Second Offense DUI in Orange County, contact the DUI Defense Lawyers of The SoCal Law Network for a Free DUI Consultation and Case Evaluation because the penalties for a Second Offense DUI in Orange County are far too severe to risk your future to an attorney who does not specialize in DUI Defense, particularly here in Orange County, California, where the rules are much more strict and much more punitive than most other areas of the State of California.
This is not something to leave to chance - contact an experienced Orange County DUI Lawyer. Call the Peter F. Iocona - Attorney at Law and the Orange County DUI Defense Team at The SoCal Law Network to save your future.
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