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What happens when you are driving with a suspended or revoked license in California?
You are charged with the criminal offense under CAV Code 14601 and §14602.6. According to the first part of VC 14601. a
“No person shall drive a motor vehicle at any time when that person’s driving privilege is suspended or revoked for reckless driving in violation of Section 23103, 23104, or 23105, any reason listed in subdivision (a) or (c) of Section 12806 authorizing the department to refuse to issue a license, negligent or incompetent operation of a motor vehicle as prescribed in subdivision (e) of Section 12809, or negligent operation as prescribed in Section 12810.5, if the person so driving has knowledge of the suspension or revocation.”
When you are charged with Driving with a suspended license or DWS or Driving while suspended, the best course of action requires you to hire a professional defense lawyer from the office of David S. Chesley. Driving while suspended is a serious crime in California with both financial and jail time penalties, along with risking your record. Therefore, it is imperative to hire a defense lawyer that has in-depth knowledge and experience of Californian courtrooms and DMV laws. Stretching our knowledge and experience, our lawyers work to find the best and the most convincing approach to preparing your defense. We aim to minimize the sentence, reduce financial penalty and avoid jail time for our clients and we have made it possible for hundreds of our clients. As former prosecutors, we understand prosecutor’s side of the story and know how to manipulate it for the successful defense of our clients.
To prove charges of DWS against a driver, the DMV or law enforcement must prove three points laid out in the VC 14601.a which include,
One of the most important parts of this clause is that the driver must know about suspension of knowledge. It is presumed that the driver has knowledge of suspension of license if,
There are strict penalties when you are convicted of driving with a suspended license. There are both financial penalty and jail time, and in case of recurrent offense, you can also be put on probation. The penalties for DWS are
*A second offense is when the offense happened within five years of the first offense.
For us, the criminal defense lawyers at David S. Chesley’s Law office, every case of driving while suspended require attention and investigation to find the best approach to defense. We thoroughly examine your case and circumstances along with going into the history of license suspension. Based on the facts, we identify the loopholes in prosecutor’s case and manipulate them for a successful defense. The commonly available defenses in such cases are
We are a team of former prosecutors and judges which gives us an edge over an average defense lawyer. We know how things work on both sides of the law and therefore, we focus on finding the most convincing arguments to weaken prosecutor’s case.
If you have a court date for driving while suspended license, you can contact us today for legal representation.
According to VC 23152 (a), it is illegal for any person to drive under the influence of alcohol.
As experienced defense attorneys, we have various instances of the successful defense of DUI marijuana cases.
The drug can be any controlled, illegal or prescription substance that can impair a person’s ability to drive a vehicle safely.
A hit and run case is when the driver after hitting another car(s) or damaging the property did not stop and left the scene without notifying other drive or property owner and law enforcement.
You must consult an experienced defense lawyer for your legal representation in court to avoid conviction or to reduce charges to minimum.
The situation and circumstances of your charges play an important role in determining the conviction and penalty.
Multiple defendants each facing 7 years charged with smuggling prescription drugs into California from Mexico our client was the only defendant who received NO JAIL TIME!
Client facing 5 years for possession of deadly weapon we negotiated a plea for NO JAIL TIME!
Client facing 3 life terms for multiple felony counts of Child Molestation and Sodomy with child we proved the charges were fabricated by victims mother DISMISSAL of all charges at preliminary hearing!
Strike case: Client charged with possession of methamphetamine facing 25 years we filed a Romero Motion which was granted case REDUCED TO MISDEMEANOR!
Client’s estranged girlfriend alleged Client broke into her room and choked her facing 14 years in State Prison we won at trial JURY ACQUITTAL.
Police allegedly discovered 3 bags of marijuana in client’s glove box faced 6 years we filed a 1538.5 motion to suppress resulting in DISMISSAL of all charges!
Client allegedly sold rock cocaine to undercover officer faced 10 years following our argument client received NO JAIL TIME!
Client facing 15 years for Armed Robbery we proved misidentification Judge DISMISSED the case!