For several years now there have been rumors that people who have been arrested for DUI that show up for court proceedings in their case are being watched by Orange County Sheriff’s deputies. Orange County DUI Attorneys heard that their clients whose licenses had been suspended were being targeted by deputies in the courtroom and followed or monitored to see if they drove. Many DUI Attorneys in Orange County disregarded the rumors and didn’t believe that that was happening. Well, it seems that this was not mere paranoia.
An article published today in the Orange County Register reported that eight deputies had been assigned to a license suspension sting at the Harbor Justice Center in Newport Beach on Monday of this week. Under cover deputies inside the courtroom would listen to the cases being called and when a DUI case was called that involved a client with a suspended license, the deputy in the courtroom would relay a description of the driver to deputies waiting outside. After the case was called and the client finished conferring with their DUI Lawyer, the client was followed and watched to see if they drove.
Other deputies in uniform and on motorcycles were close by. If the under-cover deputy saw a DUI defendant with a suspended driver’s license get into the driver’s seat of a car, the deputy was to alert the motorcycle cops. However, the DUI license suspension sting turned out to be a complete waste of EIGHT law enforcement officers. There were zero arrests! DUI Attorneys in Orange County are not the only ones scratching their heads at this one. The tax paying public had the privilege of paying eight full-time salaries for the day for absolutely nothing.
If you are litigation a drunk driving charge at any of the Orange County courthouses, including the West Justice Center in Westminster; the Central Justice Center in Santa Ana; the North Justice Center in Fullerton; or the Harbor Justice Center in Newport Beach, please do NOT drive to court if your driving privileges are suspended OR restricted. Your DUI Attorney will tell you that even if you have received your restricted license you still cannot drive to court. A restricted license only allows you to do “work-related” driving, drive to and from school, and drive to and from the Alcohol program.
If you face charges for a DUI, DUI drugs, or a DUI with injury call The Law Offices of EJ Stopyro today at (949) 559-5500 for a free and confidential consultation.
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