Got arrested for a DUI but the cop gave me my license back. Why?



I got arrested in Los Angeles on a DUI charge but the arresting officer returned my drivers license when I was being booked. I was released 12 hours later and have a court hearing in 3 weeks. Does this mean that they might take and suspend my license once I appear at court?
Actually, under the California Implied Consent/Admin Per Se laws, you may have something to worry about. I would do two things if I were you: 1) check with the California DMV to make sure your driving status is still good so that you don't add to your sitaution by getting a driving on a suspended license charge; and 2) contact a local DUI lawyer for a free consultation to make sure you haven't missed anything (doesn't mean you have to hire anybody... just call so you know for sure rather than relying on this forum). See the source below for information on the CA DMV and implied consent for DUI cases. There are also links on that page to all of the relevant official CA DUI guides. Good luck with your case.
What have you done on the citation? Has a conviction been reported to the DPS? If so, you may have obstacles in obtaining your driver's license. If you have not made an appearance in court yet, call a local lawyer to see what can be done to avoid a conviction. Good luck. Under the current state of the law in Massachusetts the police are not required to inform a suspect in a dui case that he/she has the right to consult with a lawyer before submitting to a field sobriety test. A person can simply refuse to perform the tests, but the police are not required to tell a suspect that he/she has the right to consult with a lawyer before submitting to a field sobriety test. With reference to a breathalyzer test in the police station (not the portable test in the field), the police are required to advise a person under arrest for dui that he/she has the right to a comparison test at his/her own expense and the police are required to advise what the consequences of refusing to take a breathalyzer test are (loss of license from 180 days to life). In most instances the breathalyzer is offered and either taken or refused after Miranda rights are administered at the booking desk. You need to discuss the details of this with your lawyer and you need to see the booking video if it exists. Tough to say without knowing more. They could have re-indicted your case or it could be on an arraignment calendar just to keep track of the case since it is so old. If you have a lawyer, he or she should be able to tell you what is going on. good for you! yes, stay sober for a looong time (maybe a bit of healthy wine/beer will be ok). but those lost years and the abilities/skills won't just come in a delivery truck. you need to develop them and you can. even if you were older - but you're not. it will be ok. plants usually catch up if planted late in our garden. stay on track. good luck. see more... You need to hire a lawyer immediately. The police could be interrogating him and he can be confessing to serious crimes Hopefully, you called the police right when this occurred and have a police report. It will be up to the solicitor's office on whether or not to file charges. Unfortunately, this person may be judgment proof. This means that even if you were to sue them and successfully obtain a judgment, you may have no way of actually collecting against that judgment. they were probably looking at your profile to "check up" on youim ashamed to admit it but i did it with my ex and immediately regretted it, i re-blocked him as soon as i could tho, so i guess check to see if they reblock you in 48 hours and that will be a dead giveaway that they just reblocked you to check up on you It means for some reason the case could not proceed at the time it was set. You need to speak to the prosecutor or investigator as a witness I forgave my boyfriend for cheating on me. It was hard. But i loved him and i didn't want to throw our life away because of his drunken decision. She may not trust you fully right now but tell her that you're willing to be patient and to gain back her trust and that something like that will never happen again and be completely honest with her. depending on the hotel, it can take 1 to 8 business days from the end of your stay for the hold to be released and your funds to become available again. you can sign up for automatic account notifications to find out immediately when your money is released: https://www.greendot.com/greendot/account/alert.