My husband got arrested for a DUI but his license was not taken away he got a paper that said surrender to

Question

officer what does that mean also do we need to hire an attorney and could he get a jail sentence? This is his first arrest we live in the state of CA can anybody who has gone through this process please explain what could happen thanks

Answer 1

A paper from who?

Hire a lawyer now, take the paper to the lawyer and find out exactly what is going on.

But generally, in CA, a first time DUI is no jail time, lots of fines, alcohol education class and several months without a license.

Answer 2

Well if it were myself, and all, I'd hire a lawyer to ask these type of legal questions, that way your not shocked when you head to court..

Answer 3

Get a lawyer before turning himself in to the police. He can and probably will go to jail. Without an attorney, I think he might be in jail for up to 1 year.