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Santa Barbara County DUI Representation
Serving 'The American Riviera' Since 1999
Our Local Office Contact:
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Santa Barbara- 118 East Figueroa Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101 (805) 568-3959
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Lompoc- 115 Civic Center Plaza Lompoc, CA 93436
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Santa Maria- 312 East Cook Street Building E Santa Maria, CA 93454 (805) 614-6414
These are the currently active criminal courts which make up the Santa Barbara County Superior Court. The court that you are assigned, will depend upon where you were initially pulled over or where the traffic collision occurred. The Date and time for your first court date will be at the bottom of your notice to appear, for those notices that look like a traffic ticket. If they give you an 8 1/2" x 11" notice, it can be an anywhere on the document. If you bailed out with a bail bondsman, then there will be no notice to appear. In this event, the bondsman would give you the date. You must appear in court on all felony filings, but if you secure a law firm to represent you, then the attorney will be able to represent you in your absence.
Santa Barbara County District Attorney:
Each of the courts above have local offices of the District Attorney. The Office of the District Attorney is the law enforcement branch of
the court system, that decides whether your case has facts sufficient to prosecute. This county is what we call conservative. They believe that issuing tougher penalties for crimes keeps the community at large safer. These individuals are experienced, government lawyers. They are your opposition. They are the individuals with whom we negotiate in order to make you the best deal to close your case (in the event that you have no dismissal issues in your police reports).
Santa Barbara:
1112 Santa Barbara Street
Santa Barbara, CA. 93101
Santa Maria:
312-D E Cook St
Santa Maria, CA 93454
Lompoc:
115 Civic Center Plaza
Lompoc, CA 93436
Santa Barbara County Court Specific DUI Penalties
Santa Barbara County Superior Court Penalties:
Our website lists penalty ranges for DUI for the State of California on our DUI Court Penalties Page. However, those penalties have a vast range so that the different courts in California may choose what they consider appropriate in their county. If a case does not have a dismissal issue, then these are the penalties we must work through with the court:
Like all counties, Santa Barbara County has penalties specific to the Santa Barbara Court System. The most notable ones are listed below:
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Collisions- 10 days physical labor
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First Offense DUI- typically no jail, unless enhancements, also known as special allegations are added to your compliant.
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2nd Offense DUI cases- 10 days jail minimum
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3rd Offense DUI- 120 days jail minimum
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High Alcohol Levels (.15% or more)- additional jail
Santa Barbara County Superior Court Jail Alternatives:
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SEC- Secured Electronic Monitoring- So long as the Judge does not object and you live within 70 miles of the office of Probation, you may apply for this program. Instead of jail, you would be at home. You may work, go to school and other life's necessities, but otherwise must be at home. If the Judge checks a box on the plea form denying SEC that acts as a court order prohibiting it.
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