Following an arrest for DUI, you have just 10 days in which to contact the DMV and request an administrative hearing. Typically the officer who arrested you will give you a temporary license that shows the contact information for the DMV. This is sometimes overlooked in the stress of an arrest and its aftermath.
There are some exceptions to this 10-day rule, such as when the officer didn't serve you the required papers, or if you were hospitalized after an arrest.
If you contact the DMV and set a hearing yourself, thus preserving your right to the hearing, I can contact them once I represent you and reschedule your hearing. Your license will be valid until at least the date of the hearing, no matter how often it is rescheduled. The DMV will mail you another temporary license good through the date of the hearing.
You can call the Redding DMV at (530) 224-4755 or fax them at (530) 244-4737. Have your driver's license number, date and location of your arrest, and the agency (CHP, RPD, etc.) that arrested you handy when you call.
Or you can obtain a FREE hearing request form from our office by calling (530) 241-6DUI.
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