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Tulare County DUI Representation
Serving The Central Valley Since 1999
Our Local Office Contact
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Visalia Court- 221 S. Mooney Blvd. Visalia, CA 93291 559-730-5000
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Porterville Court- 300 E. Olive Porterville, CA 93257 559-782-3700
These are the currently active criminal courts which make up the Tulare 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.
Tulare County District Attorney:
Each of the courts above have only one local office of the Tulare 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).
Main Office:
221 S. Mooney Blvd. Rm 224
Visalia, CA 93291
Porterville Office:
16 E. Olive Ave.
Porterville, CA 93257
Tulare County Court Specific DUI Penalties
Tulare 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, Tulare County has penalties specific to the Tulare Court System. The most notable ones are listed below:
- 1st Offense DUI- 4 days jail
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2nd Offense DUI cases- 30-60 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
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Collisions- also added jail depending upon the severity of the collision
Tulare County Superior Court Jail Alternatives:
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SEC- Secured Electronic Monitoring- You may apply and if accepted, you stay at home instead of going to jail. It allows you to go to work or school.
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SWAP- Sheriff Work Alternative Program. Community labor supervised by the County Sheriff. This is in lieu of jail.
Our Local Office Contact: