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NEGLIGENT OPERATOR HEARINGS

By Walin & Klarich

If you have accumulated too many traffic points because of traffic ticket convictions, you run the risk of being tagged as a ?negligent operator? by the DMV. By law, a driver is presumed to be a negligent operator if the driver has 4 or more points in 12 months, 6 or more points in 24 months, or 8 or more points in 36 months. (Veh. Code, § 12810.5, subd. (a).) Being labeled a ?negligent operator? can result in a suspension of your driving privilege. When a driver becomes a ?negligent operator? the DMV will send them a notice informing them that their license is going to be suspended and that they have a right to a hearing to contest the suspension IF they call the California DMV to request a hearing within a specified period of time, usually 14 days from the date of the notice...continue to full post

Full post as published by Southern California Criminal Defense Blog on May 20, 2008 (boomark / email).