What Is The Process After Someone Has Either Submitted To Or Refused?

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Attorney Myles Berman explains that once a person gets out of jail they actually should call us right away. We’ve been in the public domain for so long and our number has been out there that people know to call 888-4-TOP GUN even before they are getting pulled over. From time to time, we will get calls from people who are being pulled over and want to know what to do. But when somebody gets out of jail we should be called as soon as possible so that we are able to capture all the relevant defense information, give our client the relief that all is not hopeless, all is not lost. Just because they are arrested for DUI doesn’t mean that they will be convicted for DUI, it doesn’t mean they are going to lose their license, it doesn’t mean they are necessarily going to jail. All kinds of things because people who get arrested have never been arrested for DUI before and they are absolutely devastated by the experience.

The things that go through their minds are loss of job, loss of freedom, loss of their driver’s license, loss of their reputation and various other things including future being tarnished or loss of advancement. So, by calling us, we understand all these things and we could give them the straight story as soon as possible so they don’t have to stress over this needlessly over a long period of time. Sometimes people are so depressed at being arrested for a DUI that they just don’t want to deal with it. That’s absolutely the wrong thing to do. We often get calls from family members who have a loved one or a relative who is in jail and this happens usually when it’s a felony DUI. Being prosecuted for a felony DUI in California could be a life altering event not only for the person arrested but everybody else involved including the family members.

The criminal charges can be very overwhelming. There is a different type of bail structure for different types of offenses and so what we are oftentimes able to do at different levels, misdemeanors, felony, felony with great bodily injury, that we are able to assist them with getting to a bondsman as soon as possible so that they can be able to post bail and get their loved ones and family members out of jail as soon as possible. That’s the biggest and most important thing that should happen when somebody is arrested for DUI and bail is set. So we would recommend contacting us right away because we provide immediate relief. On the other hand, people are often released on what’s called OR which stands for own recognizance. That means a person doesn’t have to post bail, it’s just a promise to appear in court.

Usually on first offenses, where there is no aggravating facts or factors, a person will be able to leave without posting bail. Contact Top Gun DUI Defense Attorney Myles L. Berman serving clients throughout Southern California and he will represent you with the care and attention you expect.