I got a DUI in may '06 under the age of 21. The DMV told me that my license would be revoked for 1 year. Later I received a letter out-of-the-blue from the DMV, telling me that from 1 year, my waiting period had been cut down to 6 months.
Now, 6 months have passed and I called the DMV to see what's up, and they say that anyone who gets a DUI under 21 gets their license revoked for a year, so I still had 6 more months to wait.
But when I asked them about the letter I received, they said that there was nothing like it recorded under my file, BASICALLY they're saying that there was never such a letter ....
WHAT SHOULD I DO?
Dispute it or let it go? They made me believe that I would get it back in December! Now they're saying that it's not true!
PLEASE HELP
2006-12-20 13:59:32 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
I live in California.
Please only answer this question if you have some competence or willingness to help me.
No insults, I don't need them
2006-12-20 14:26:34 · update #1
Caveat: I am not licensed to practice in California, and therefore, this should not be considered specific legal advice.
The laws of the State of California regulate your driving privileges. If the laws of the state of california call for your driving privileges to be suspended for one year, that is the rule that the DMV will in most cases uphold.
You need to contact either your lawyer who handled the DUI, (you DID have a lawyer didn't you?) and ask them this question, or in the alternative, you need to hire an attorney to look into it. You may find that there aren't any options, so it might be advisable to pay an attorney for a consultation without specifically hiring him/her.
Generally, however, if there was a letter generated, then there will be a record of the letter in the DMV file. I would suggest that you take this letter with you to the lawyer and let him/her read it and discuss the situation with you.
For a referral to an attorney if you don't have one, contact your local or state bar association.
2006-12-20 17:31:00 · answer #1 · answered by Phil R 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have you asked an attorney for help? I know a girl who was 20 and got a DUI here in GA and the attorney used some technicality about how it wouldn't be a DUI (.002) unless she was under 21 yada yada, but she had a full license back in just 2 months. Guess alot has to do with $$ to a lawyer.
Here's a website that I found that lets you ask a legal question for free & get up to 4 replies from their lawyers. It's totally free & they answer by email- www.lawguru.com.
Maybe someone who works in California DUI law can help you get a legit answer about the DMV letter or tell you how to enforce it.
Best wishes.
2006-12-20 14:50:40 · answer #2 · answered by upside down 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You don't say what state you live in, or for that matter, what country.
Basically, you contact the Governor's office, or your local state senator's office, and let them know what is going on.
If that doesn't work, I'd contact the atty who worked on your case.
2006-12-20 14:05:27 · answer #3 · answered by geek49203 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't worry about it and go ahead and drive anyway. You don't need no stinking piece of paper to drive do you?
2006-12-20 14:05:59 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋