DUI Douglas County

DOUGLAS COUNTY DUI LAWYERS

Our Douglasville and Douglas County DUI lawyers at the Towe Law Firm are available 24 / 7 TO DISCUSS YOUR CASE.  Just call us at 404.993.9172, and you will be able to speak with an experienced DUI attorney directly, not a secretary or paralegal. If you are charged with a DUI in the City of Douglasville or Douglas County, our experienced Douglasville DUI lawyers and Douglas County DUI lawyers at the Towe Law Firm will fight diligently and aggressively to defend you every step of the way.

We are experienced in handling cases in both the Douglasville Municipal Court as well as the State Court of Douglas County. We are experienced DUI attorneys, devoting most all of our practice to DUI and related charges that often accompany DUI charges.  We know the Georgia court system well and practice regularly in both the Douglasville Municipal Court and the Douglas County State Court.  We know many of the judges and prosecutors in both of these courts as well as the police officers and state troopers who are dedicated to the DUI task forces in Douglasville and Douglas County.

Through our relationships and experience, we have been able to maneuver through the Douglasville and Douglas County court system and consistently negotiate favorable decisions for our clients.  View our recent success stories here.  When a trial is necessary, we vigorously and aggressively fight for a favorable jury decision.

If you were charged with DUI, and the officer gave you a 30-day temporary license and notified the Department of Driver Services of your DUI arrest, then you have only TEN BUSINESS DAYS from the date of your arrest to send a letter to request an Administrative License Suspension (ALS) Hearing to try to save your Georgia driver’s license from being suspended.  Otherwise, your Georgia driver’s license will be suspended once your 30-day temporary license expires.   This suspension could be for a full year and could leave you WITHOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF GETTING A LIMITED DRIVING PERMIT.  You can request a free “10 Day Letter” to be emailed to you here:  10 Day Letter Request Page.  Or if you prefer, our firm will send in this “10-day” letter for you for free.  You only need to provide us with the necessary information and pay the $150 fee that the State of Georgia requires for submitting a request for an ALS Hearing.

We offer you a FREE consultation by phone or in person to discuss your DUI case.  If you call our firm, you will speak with an experienced Douglasville DUI attorney directly.  We will not hand you off to some junior attorney with whom you have never spoken. We will handle all aspects of your very important case personally. You deserve total representation from the experienced attorney with whom you consulted and hired, not from a junior associate.

We wish to highlight the seriousness of this DUI charge and importance of speaking with a Douglasville DUI attorney and Douglas County DUI attorney.  Regardless of how hopeless you think your case may be, you owe it to yourself to discuss your case with an experienced Douglasville attorney / Douglas County attorney.  We are passionate about working hard to get a favorable result in every case we take on.  Call us at 404-993-9172 now to set up an appointment at your convenience.  You have nothing to lose by calling and potentially a lot to gain.  We look forward to hearing from you and helping put your mind at some ease during this difficult time of yours.

DOUGLASVILLE MUNICIPAL COURT

From Douglasville Municipal Court website:

Chief Judge – B. Keith Rollins

Solicitor – Lois Gerstenberger

The Douglasville Municipal Court is the judicial branch of the City of Douglasville.  The Court Services Division includes five full-time employees, three part-time employees, the clerk, the solicitor, and the judge.  The Court Services Division is responsible for processing all traffic citations and misdemeanor state law violations issued by the Police Department, including ordinance violations issued by the Community Development’s Code Enforcement and Animal Control, processing all violations of probation issued by Judicial Correction Services, preparing dockets, and collecting fines and fees.  The Court Services Division holds separate sessions for traffic citations, code enforcement citations, and violations of probations.  Traffic/Misdemeanor Court sessions are held for various traffic infractions such as speeding tickets, suspended license, DUI, Shoplifting, and Possession of Marijuana less than one ounce.  Code Enforcement Court sessions address property maintenance, animal control, and other environmental degradation cases.  Probation Violation Court sessions bring back probation cases for review and defendants that have violated conditions of their court orders.

Traffic/Misdemeanor Court is usually held every Wednesday and Thursday.  Court always commences at 8:30 am.  It is held at the Douglasville Public Safety building located at 2083 Fairburn Road, Douglasville, GA 30135.

Douglasville Municipal Court

Douglasville Municipal Court

DOUGLAS COUNTY STATE COURT

Douglas Municipal Court is a court of limited jurisdiction.  Motions to suppress and jury trials cannot be heard here.  Thus, if your case requires motions or a potential jury trial and cannot be settled in Douglasville Municipal Court, then a good option and strategy is to bind it over (transfer) to Douglas County State Court, as Douglas County State Court has jurisdiction to hear motions and jury trials.From Douglas County State Court website:

Douglas County State Court
8700 Hospital Drive – Main Floor, Douglas County Courthouse
Douglasville, Georgia 30134
Phone: 770.489.5232
Traffic Citations:
The State Court of Douglas County inherited all active traffic citations from the Probate Court effective July 1, 2001. The caseload has increased since that time, and will continue to increase with the addition of the Sheriff’s Department new task forces. Over 7500 new traffic citation cases were filed in the first six months of the Court’s life. Over 15,000 traffic citation cases are anticipated in 2002. Please see Frequently Asked Questions section: (Example of question & answer) Q: May I write a check for my fine? A: No; we will accept cash, money orders, and cashier’s checks.Criminal and Civil Cases:
Criminal misdemeanor and civil cases are filed and maintained in the Clerk of State Court office. Each case is assigned a number and judge. Each criminal case could have more than one defendant and numerous charges. Each civil case could have numerous parties as plaintiff or defendant. The Solicitor General’s Office, the Public Defender’s Office, private attorneys, plaintiffs or defendants will file all original documents pertaining to the case in the Clerk of State Court. Once a criminal case is sentenced or closed, the office processes the necessary paperwork to send to the applicable State agency. Fines are paid either to the Clerk of State Court or to the Probation Office, and the Clerk of State Court processes and disburses the monies to twelve local and State agencies.

 

State Court of Douglas County

State Court of Douglas County

ADMINISTRATIVE LICENSE SUSPENSION HEARING If you have been arrested for DUI and blew over the legal limit for someone of your age and drivers license class, then the law requires that the arresting officer give you a temporary license (8.5 x 11 yellow paper).  This temporary license is known as form DS-1205 and also acts to serve notice to you that your license will be suspended 30 days from arrest unless you send in $150 to the Georgia Department of Drivers Services requesting an Administrative License Suspension (ALS) Hearing.

An ALS Hearing is a civil action taken by the State of Georgia to try to suspend your license before the adjudication (resolution) of your criminal DUI case.  The administrative license suspension case is an important and, frequently, a critical part of your DUI case. The hearing upon the administrative license suspension action can provide valuable information in the defense of your Georgia DUI charge. With the filing of a request for hearing within 10 days from the date of arrest, your driving privileges are extended beyond the 30 days, which your temporary permit is valid for. The administrative license suspension case can play a crucial role in how you proceed in the criminal portion of your DUI case.

If you received a yellow 30-day temporary license and your license was confiscated, then you have only TEN BUSINESS DAYS from the date of your arrest to send a letter to the Georgia Department of Motor Vehicle Safety to request an administrative license suspension (ALS) hearing to try to save your license from being suspended. Otherwise, your license will be automatically suspended once your 30-day temporary license expires. This suspension could be for a full year and could leave you WITHOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF GETTING A LIMITED DRIVING PERMIT.

Our firm will send in this 10-day letter for you for free. You only need to provide us with the necessary information and pay the $150 fee that the State of Georgia requires for submitting a request for an ALS hearing. If you prefer to mail in the letter yourself, you can request this  “10 Day Letter” for free. This “10 Day” Letter contains all of the elements needed to preserve your rights to an ALS hearing.

The strategy on how to handle an ALS Hearing is important, as it can dictate how your criminal DUI case proceeds.  Our Douglasville DUI attorneys and Douglas County DUI attorneys know the strategies and tactics necessary to provide you with solid advice on how to proceed with your ALS Hearing.  We will review your case thoroughly and decide on the strategy that best suits your individual and unique case.  Contact the Towe Law Firm at 404.993.9172 to discuss your DUI case and ALS case with experienced DUI attorneys.

In the overwhelming majority of the ALS Hearing cases that the Towe Law Firm has handled, we have been able to prevent our clients’ licenses from being suspended at the hearing.  Therefore, you will be in great hands if we handle your case.  Call us at 404.993.9172 to for a free consultation on your DUI and ALS cases today.

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Getting a DUI in Douglasville, Douglas County can be nerve racking.  A DUI charge in Douglasville, Douglas County can stay with you for life.  A Douglasville, Douglas County can affect your insurance.  Getting a DUI in Douglasville, Douglas County can affect your employment prospects.  If you were to get a Douglasville, Douglas County, it could affect your ability to go to graduate school.  Therefore you need to hire a DUI attorney / DUI lawyer to represent you in Douglasville or Douglas County.  A DUI attorney or DUI lawyer will have more in depth knowledge of DUI law than just a generalist attorney or lawyer.If you have a DUI charge in Douglasville, Douglas County, then you should contact an attorney / lawyer who knows Douglasville, Douglas County well and handles many cases there.  A DUI charge is serious in Douglasville, Douglas County.  A first time DUI in Douglasville, Douglas County can result in sever penalties, including jail time, $1000 fine, community service, DUI school, drug and alcohol evaluation and MADD meetings.A DUI conviction in Douglasville, Douglas County can alter your life.  The DUI conviction will always be on your record.  Thus, when you apply for jobs in Douglasville, Douglas County, a potential employer who checks your record, can easily pull up information that you have had a DUI.  If you do get a DUI charge in Douglasville, Douglas County, call the Towe Law Firm.  Our lawyers and attorneys work often on DUI cases in Douglasville, Douglas County and will word diligently and hard for you.  Douglas County.If you live in Douglasville or Douglas County and get a DUI charge, you need to call the Towe Law Firm.  Our attorneys and lawyers work exclusively on DUIs and related charges.  The police in Douglasville and Douglas County are tough on DUIs and arrest people for DUI charges all of the time.The police in Douglasville and Douglas County have really cracked down on DUIs.  There are DUI tasks forces with Douglasville and Douglas County police specifically trained for DUI detection.  Their main job is to look for possible DUIs in Douglasville and Douglas County.  Most of these officers work at night where they patrol the streets of Douglasville and Douglas County looking for potential DUI drivers.If you are out at a bar in Douglasville or Douglas County and you think you could be a DUI driver, you should have a sober friend drive you home or call a taxi.  A DUI will stay on your record for life.  Douglasville and Douglas County have strict laws on DUIs.  However, if you do get arrested for DUI in Douglasville or Douglas County, call the Towe Law Firm, as we have attorneys who are trained on DUIs in Douglasville and Douglas County.If you are arrested for DUI in Douglasville or Douglas County, then you need to hire an attorney / lawyer who specializes in DUI defense.  At the Towe Law Firm, we have DUI attorneys / lawyers who work extensively defending DUIs in Douglasville and Douglas County