If you have been arrested for a DUI in Humboldt County, you were likely given a pink notice of suspension and temporary driver’s license at the time of your arrest or release from jail. It is important that you seek legal advice immediately because you have only ten (10) days after receipt of the notice of suspension to request a Department of Motor Vehicles (“DMV”) hearing or your license will be administratively suspended by the DMV. If you are 21 years of age or older, and took a blood, breath, or urine test, and the results showed .08% Blood Alcohol Content (“BAC”) or more, a first offense may result in a four (4) month suspension and a second offense within 10 (ten) years may result in a one (1) year suspension. Click here for additional important information.
The DMV administrative license suspension is an entirely separate proceeding from a criminal prosecution. A DMV administrative suspension and a criminal charge in state court can each have license consequences. Therefore, it is important that you separately address the DMV administrative suspension, which has the short ten (10) day deadline by which you may request a hearing to challenge the suspension. An attorney may assist you with a hearing request to DMV to challenge the suspension and with the hearing itself. According to the DMV: