These sites are the sites I use most for my practice. It’s a good thing to do your own research.
Check for Arrest Warrants in Orange County: Use this if you suspect you have a warrant. IE: Missed court date or Case filed against you without notice to appear.
Orange County Arrest Warant Check
- Orange County Inmate Search
- LA County Inmate Search
- San Diego Inmate Search
- San Bernardino Inmate Search
Bail Resources: Each crime has a bail amount. A Bail amount is the amount of money left with the court to ensure that you will show up to court. These are more for the legal professional then the lay person. The local bondsman will be able to help you out with the process. The links below directs you to how much bail to expect for each crime in their respected counties.
- Premiere Bail Bonds:
- San Bernardino Bail Schedule
- Orange County Bail Schedule
- Ventura County Bail Schedule
- Riverside County Bail Schedule
Case Searches: The following are sites to lookup a case. Some counties will give more access to your case than others.
- Orange County Case Search
- San Diego Case Search
- LA County Case Search
- Riverside Court Calendar
- Riverside Traffic/Criminal Public Access
- Riverside Case Search
- San Bernardino Case Access
- Orange County Attorney Portal
Orange County Crime Lab:
Test results for both blood and breathe can be found online for Orange County by going to the Orange County crime Lab.
Orange County Crime Lab Blood Results
You will need your vial number and arrest date from the yellow sheet of paper. That was given to you. With this you are able to look up your blood sample to see whether you tested over the legal limit. If you feel that the results was because of a inaccurate blood alcohol or was a mistake then you can have your defense attorney work with a forensic scientist to a restest to see if it was faulty blood.
Orange County Crime Lab Breathe Results
You can get your blood alcohol results right away if you took a brethe test. By going to the orange county crime lab page you can see what your reading was on teh breathe machine on your drunk driving case. Additional information about the machine can be obtained by a subpoena as well. These include records to see if was human error, a calibration error, and chromatograph spikes to see if the readings were artificially high.
When dealing with your DUI it’s important that you have an attorney who is familiar with Orange County and watches the deadlines. For example, blood results do not come back for 10 days in Orange County. However, a person’s license will automatically suspended after 30 days if he does not initiate the DMV hearing, this would cause a problem if someone wants to see the test results first.
When dealing with your DUI it’s important that you have an attorney who is familiar with Orange County and watches the deadlines. For example, blood results do not come back for 10 days in Orange County. However, a person’s license will automatically suspended after 30 days if he does not initiate the DMV hearing, this would cause a problem if someone wants to see the test results first.
Insurance
People who lose have their license suspension due to a DUI will need a supplemental form of insurance for the purpose of getting a restricted license. There are companies out there who take advantage of this fact and overcharge. However, there are two reputable companies who do not take my clients for a ride.
Court Tools
- Date Calculator
- California Rules of Court
- Local Rules for Orange County Criminal Courts
- Local Rules for Riverside County
- Local Rules for LA Superior Courts (Criminal)
- Local Rules for San Bernardino County Courts
DMV Hearing Forms:
- Office Checklist – This is the what I use for to begin every case.
- Sample DMV Request Letter (DIY): For someone who wants to request their own DMV Hearing.
- DMV Subpoena (Used for the purpose of getting an officer into a DMV APS hearing and getting physcial evidence (booking photos, supplemental police report, and video cameras) These are used for DMV hearings. The subpoena will give you access to evidence that is otherwise not provided to you in your case. Such evidence includes (bodycam of officer, dashcam of car, use and calibration records of breath machine, dispatch logs, and computer aided dispatch records related to yourt case)
- MVARS Release Form – Used to get audio and video information on CHP Officer’s car.
- Application for Termination of Action – If you have a California License and get a DUI then DMV will rquire an in state class. However, some people have a CA license but move out of state so they can’t atttend classes in state.
DMV Restricted License Instuctions: These are checklists of what you need to get your license back after it has been suspended.
- 1st DUI Restriction License Instructions After APS Hearing Suspension: –
- 1st DUI Restriction License Instructions Conviction Suspension:
- 2nd DUI Restriction License Instructions After APS Hearing Suspension:
- 2nd DUI Restriction License Instructions After ConvictionConviction Suspension:
Court Forms: These forms can be used in your case. You will need to know your case number and date of conviction. ( Use the links above to look up your case number toget the information) If you are looking to seal your records then you will need to run your DOJ Report.
- CR 180 – Petition for dismissal of case.
- CR 181 – Order for relief
- Record Request: Request for Live Scan Service: This is used if you an old arrest that are deleted from the courthouse or you need want to clean up arrests that were never prosectued IE: Domestic violence cases that were never purused. (link)
- 851.9 – Petition to Seal Arrest and related Documents: This is used when therer is an arrest with no case charged. IE Domestic Violence
- 851.8 – Used for Factual Innocence (link)
- CR-15 – Certificate of Identiy Theft: Use this if someone stole your identiy and commited a crime.
- L-0310 – Petition and Order to Seal and Destroy Arrest Records(Orange County Only): Used for when a person is falsely arrested.
Specific Courthouses
- Los Angeles Metropolitan Courthouse – Some general information about the main courthouse for DUI in Los Angeles. Includes phone numbers, where to park, directs and how to handle security.
AA CArds
- AA CARDS – AA CArds to log your meetings.
List of Alcohol Classes in Orange County: You may need to register in a DUI program for your case for the purpose of getting your California Driver License back. The length of the prgram will vary. Below is a list of programs in Orange County. The list includes serveral classes. The description of these classes are a general one. Be sure you consult with an attorney before committing to a class. List here
- 18 months of multiple offfenders
- 9 months for 1st time refusals and 1st time offenders people who blew are over .20
- 6 months program for people who are over .15
- 3 months program for people who are over .08
- 12 hour program for people wet Recklesses and no DMV adverse DMV finding
Checklist Checklist of things to not overlook in your case.
Tools
- Blood Alcohol Spreadsheet – Spreadsheet used for calculating blood alcohol level.
Directories:
List of 52 Week Anger management Class
Google Maps: This tool doesn’t need an introduction. You will want to use Google Maps to get the location of the area you were arrested at. There are times where you will not remember how a place looks like and Google Maps will show an accurate description of how a particular corner looks like. In addition, legal professionals use it as exhibits for their cases and it is also a tool for pro pers to use as well. A person can bring this into traffic court to show for a variety of reasons. IE: show a different speed limit or the lack of a sign or a faulty sign. Legal professionals use Google maps to get pictures of locations. Also, this proves to be a useful tool to get an idea of how an area looks like.
District Attorneys Office: These are numbers you can use to call to see if your case if your case is not on calendar. If this is the case, then it is important to call back every few weeks to get a court date. Often times, OCDA will send out a notice that you have a court date, however the mail system is not perfect which causes people to not get mail. When this happens you will not get notice of your case and a hearing will continue that will result in a warrant for your arrest because you did not show up.
Central Justice Center
700 Civic Center Drive West
Santa Ana, CA 92701
714-834-3952
Harbor Justice Center
4601 Jamboree Road
Newport Beach, CA 92660
949-476-4650
Juvenile Justice Center
341 City Drive South
Orange, CA 92668
714-935-7624
North Justice Center
1275 North Berkeley Avenue
Fullerton, CA 92832
714.773.4480
West Justice Center
8141 13th Street
Westminster, CA 92683
714-896-7261
DMV Driver Safety Offices (DUI CASES/FITNESS HEARINGS) (For looking up numbers of driver safety offices) The Driver Safety Offices are the people who handle DUI Administrative Per Se hearing. These are the numbers legal professionals call behind the scenes. It’s important that you know what you are doing prior to calling these numbers and that you are well read up on the DMV Process.
City of Commerce DMV Driver Safety Office –
5801 E. Slauson Avenue, Suite 250, City of Commerce, CA 90040-3050
Phone (323) 724-4000 – Fax (323) 724-9262
Days and Hours Open – Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday 8:00am till 5:00pm. Wednesday 9:00am till 5:00pm
City of Orange DMV Driver Safety Office –
790 The City Drive, Suite 420, Orange, CA 92868-4941
Phone (714) 703-2511 – Fax (714) 703-2526
Days and Hours Open – Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday 8:00am till 5:00pm. Wednesday 9:00am till 5:00pm
Covina DMV Driver Safety Office –
1365 N. Grand Ave., Suite 101, Covina, CA 91724-4048
Phone (626) 974-7137 – Fax (626) 974-7118
Days and Hours Open – Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday 8:00am till 5:00pm. Wednesday 9:00am till 5:00pm
El Segundo DMV Driver Safety Office –
390 N. Sepulveda Blvd, Suite 2075, El Segundo, CA 90245-4470
Phone (310) 615-3500 – Fax (310) 615-3581
Days and Hours Open – Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday 8:00am till 5:00pm. Wednesday 9:00am till 5:00pm
San Bernardino DMV Driver Safety Office –
1845 Business Center Dr., Ste. 212, San Bernardino, CA 92408-3447
Phone (909) 383-7413 – Fax (909) 383-7439
Days and Hours Open – Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday 8:00am till 5:00pm. Wednesday 9:00am till 5:00pm
San Diego DMV Driver Safety Office –
1455 Frazee Road, Suite 400, San Diego, CA 92108-4378
Phone (619) 220-5300 – Fax (619) 220-5418
Days and Hours Open – Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday 8:00am till 5:00pm. Wednesday 9:00am till 5:00pm
Van Nuys DMV Driver Safety Office –
6150 Van Nuys Blvd., Suite 205, Van Nuys, CA 91401-3333
Phone (818) 376-4217 – Fax (818) 376-4215
Days and Hours Open – Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday 8:00am till 5:00pm. Wednesday 9:00am till 5:00pm
Mandatory Actions Unit: This is the brains of the DMV. If you have a hold on your driver license and you do not know why then this is the number to call. They will give you information on the reason why your license is being held up. For example, FTA (failure to appear) in court on a case.
Phone: (916) 657-6525
Immigration Resources
Immigration Impacts of DUI Alcohol Convictions: Excellent Resource written by the Maryland office of the Public Defenders about the impacts of DUI and Non Citizen clients.