Orange County DUI Laws and Lawyers is a reference resource for drunk driving topics in Orange County, California. You will find extensive information about DUI laws and punishment, including DUI marijuana and DUI drugs, as well as local court and police departments, Orange County's top DUI attorneys and lawyers, driver's license suspension procedures with the DMV, breath alcohol tests, police investigative methods, obtaining automobile insurance after a DUI, and much more. Orange County DUI offers everything you need to know if you are arrested here for DUI (driving under the influence of alcohol, marijuana or drugs — including answers to the most frequently asked questions, such as:
- How do those field sobriety tests work?
- What penalties am I facing if I'm convicted of DUI?
- Can I figure my blood-alcohol level based on what I had to drink?
- Which DUI lawyers in Orange County are the best?
- What can I do to get my driver's license back?
- What crimes will the prosecutor charge me with?
- I took a breath test: Are they reliable?
- Where do I call the court, prosecutor or police for information?
- How difficult is it to get automobile insurance if am convicted of DUI?
- How can I get my driving record?
- What happens if the officer didn't read the implied consent warning before the breath test?
"What should I do if I'm stopped for drunk driving?"
Nationally-known Orange County DUI lawyer Lawrence Taylor, author of the legal textbook Drunk Driving Defense (8th edition), offers 5 tips:
- Politely decline to answer questions without an attorney.
- Decline to take any field sobriety tests (not required by law and rarely helps you).
- Unless you are under 21, decline to take any handheld breath test not required by law.
- Agree to take a required "evidentiary" breath test (blood if confident you are under .08%).
- Contact the DMV within 10 calendar days to demand a license suspension hearing.
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