What I want to know is should I request a hearing through DMV for a charge of wet reckless?
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What I want to know is should I request a hearing through DMV for a charge of wet reckless?
I got arrested for a DUI over a week ago. I plead it down to a “wet reckless”. What I want to know is should I request a hearing through DMV? What advantage would that give me other than after a month having my driving privileges suspended for a month as I am told is mandatory and then after that getting a restricted license? I don’t understand. I am a law abiding citizen. I am not familiar with all of this.
Asked on September 6, 2011 under Criminal Law, California
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Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
If you plead out to a "wet reckless," under California it essentially is the same as pleading out to driving under the influence of alcohol of a controlled substance for insurance purposes (it counts as a conviction a a DUI) and if you get arrested in the next ten years for the same offense, it is treated as a prior conviction of a DUI.
You should consider requesting a hearing through the California Department of Motor Vehicles in that potentially the resulting suspension for the plea may not be as long, or you may be able to receive a restricted license for going and coming to work. If that happens, the increase in your insurance premiums for the conviction might not be as great.
Good luck.
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