San Mateo Multiple-Offense DUI Lawyer
Being charged with a repeat DUI offense in San Mateo County means you are facing some harsh punishment. San Mateo County provides prosecutors every professional and financial resource to keep drunk drivers off the streets. Repeat offenders are not likely to receive any special considerations.
If you have been arrested for a second, third or fourth DUI in San Mateo County, you are facing possible felony charges and can expect the harsh penalties that come with it. You can't afford to see what the prosecutor will do next. Your future and your freedom are on the line.
Free Initial Consultation • More Than 40 Years of Alameda County DUI Experience
At The Law Offices of Michael L. Davidson, in San Mateo, California, we believe in your right to protect your future. We have been fighting to protect the rights of people charged with repeat DUI offenses for more than 40 years. No, we do not believe it is anybody's right to drive under the influence of alcohol or drugs. But we believe that everyone has the constitutional right to justice under our laws. We hold the prosecutor to the highest standard of making the state prove its case against you.
How high are the stakes for people charged with multiple-offense DUI in San Mateo County?
If this is your second DUI offense in San Mateo County in the past 10 years:
You face up to:
- One year county jail
- Three years probation
- Two years suspended driver's license
- Eight months alcohol class
- Heavy fine
Third offense (misdemeanor):
- One year county jail
- Five years probation
- Four years suspended driver's license
- 18 months alcohol education class
- Possible chemical dependency treatment program
- Heavy fine
Fourth offense (possible felony DUI)
- One year California state prison
- Five years probation
- Permanent suspended driver's license
- 18 months alcohol education class
- Chemical dependency treatment program
- Heavy fine
- Felony conviction on your permanent record
These possible punishments do not include additional sentences for any property damage, injuries or deaths resulting from a DUI accident.
Learn more about our San Mateo County drunk driving defense practice at the following pages:
Driver's License Suspension Hearings at the DMV
San Mateo County considers having a driver's license a privilege, not a right. Upon arrest for DUI, you automatically lose your driver's license and have only 10 days to schedule a DMV hearing to fight for reinstatement, pending the outcome of your criminal case. Our attorneys approach your DMV hearing as their first opportunity to challenge the probable cause for making the arrest and review the prosecutor's case for every area of weakness. While preparing the evidence for the DMV hearing, we also fight to have your charges reduced from felony DUI to a misdemeanor, or a DUI offense down to a wet reckless driving charges. We prepare thoroughly and present the clearest, strongest case possible to help you keep your driving privileges.
Charged with multiple DUI offenses in San Mateo County? Call us to learn more about San Mateo County multiple DUI offenses. From our offices in San Mateo, we represent clients charged with DUI in San Mateo County and communities throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. Contact our offices to schedule a free consultation with an experienced San Mateo County DUI defense attorney today.
