How does Ventura County differ from other jurisdictions?
Ventura County is one of the toughest jurisdictions for DUI and differs significantly from other counties such as Los Angeles and Santa Barbara. Ventura County has unique policies and procedures for DUI cases that many attorneys, particularly those from other counties, are not familiar with. Unlike Los Angeles County, Ventura does not offer reduced charges such as wet reckless offenses to people charged with DUI. That does not mean that DUI cases cannot be won in Ventura County or that dismissals or reductions in penalties can not be obtained. Since 1997, our Law Office has won over 150 DUI/DMV hearings in Ventura County DUI cases which prevented license suspensions for over 150 clients. Since 1997, we have also been successful in winning or obtaining pre-trial dismissals of over 40 DUI cases in Ventura County.* Ventura County is unique with respect to the penalties imposed for persons convicted of DUI. These penalties differ from those imposed in neighboring counties such as Los Angel
