DMV Hearings in San Francisco
In San Francisco you must notifiy the DMV within 10 days of your arrest to get a hearing on your driver’s license suspension. If you call within 10 days you will be given a hearing date, generally within 60 days. You may have to put your request in writing by fax or letter. Call the local DMV for information.
If your license is suspended it will be for 4 months for a first time dui. Your lawyer should be able to get you a restricted license for school, work, or other hardship.
Good lawyers, under the right circumstances, can win the DMV hearing. Many times the police paperwork is not proper and can result in you winning the hearing.
