Banks County DUI Lawyer
Bill Hardman is an experienced north Georgia DUI lawyer who represents clients in DUI cases in both Banks County Probate and Banks County Superior Court. Call our office for a free consultation about your Banks County DUI case. Our office is located on the Gainesville downtown square about 20 minutes from the Banks County Courthouse.
Bill Hardman has represents clients accused of DUI in all of the courts in Banks County and across the State of Georgia. Due to the amount of traffic that now proceeds through Banks County, officers are searching and checking for DUI drivers. Police officers in Banks County also frequently use roadblocks to check for impaired drivers.
Important Deadlines in your DUI case: You may be subject to an administrative/or implied consent suspension license suspension if you refused a requested blood test or breath test. You may also be subject to an administrative license suspension if you took a blood test or a breath test and the results were above the legal limit. The legal limit for alcohol if you are over 21 years of age is 0.08 and in in Georgia Code Section 40-6-391. If you are under 21, the legal limit is .02. The important thing to remember is that you only have 30 days from the date of your arrest to appeal these administrative license suspensions or they may go into effect automatically, even though your temporary driver's permit last for 45 days. These license suspensions may also go into effect before you ever go to a court and enter any plea or have the evidence in your DUI case heard by a judge or a jury. When you request an appeal of the administrative suspension of your license, that hearing is held in a completely separate court from your criminal case. These appeal hearings are held in the Georgia Office of State Administrative Hearing Courts, which provide over Georgia administrative agencies issues. One of those Georgia administrative agencies is the Georgia Department of Driver Services that issues Georgia driver's licenses. To read about these license suspensions and the 30-day letter to appeal these suspensions see here:
Do I Need to send a 30-day letter to save my driver's license?
Important Deadlines in your DUI case: You may be subject to an administrative/or implied consent suspension license suspension if you refused a requested blood test or breath test. You may also be subject to an administrative license suspension if you took a blood test or a breath test and the results were above the legal limit. The legal limit for alcohol if you are over 21 years of age is 0.08 and in in Georgia Code Section 40-6-391. If you are under 21, the legal limit is .02. The important thing to remember is that you only have 30 days from the date of your arrest to appeal these administrative license suspensions or they may go into effect automatically, even though your temporary driver's permit last for 45 days. These license suspensions may also go into effect before you ever go to a court and enter any plea or have the evidence in your DUI case heard by a judge or a jury. When you request an appeal of the administrative suspension of your license, that hearing is held in a completely separate court from your criminal case. These appeal hearings are held in the Georgia Office of State Administrative Hearing Courts, which provide over Georgia administrative agencies issues. One of those Georgia administrative agencies is the Georgia Department of Driver Services that issues Georgia driver's licenses. To read about these license suspensions and the 30-day letter to appeal these suspensions see here:
Do I Need to send a 30-day letter to save my driver's license?
Penalties for DUI
DUI carries serious penalties in the State of Georgia including mandatory jail time and suspension of your driver's license. Because the the City of Dahlonega is home to many members of the United States Military, there may be additional concerns if a service member receives a DUI charge. Members of the military may be subject to additional penalties that may affect the ability to advance in their careers. Many times our service members have committed years of service to our country that may be jeopardized by a DUI charge.
DUI carries serious penalties in the State of Georgia including mandatory jail time and suspension of your driver's license. Because the the City of Dahlonega is home to many members of the United States Military, there may be additional concerns if a service member receives a DUI charge. Members of the military may be subject to additional penalties that may affect the ability to advance in their careers. Many times our service members have committed years of service to our country that may be jeopardized by a DUI charge.
Your DUI case in Banks County will likely start in one of two courts: If you want to demand a jury trial in your Banks County DUI case, your trial will be held in the Superior Court of Banks County. It is important that your lawyer make any legal challenges to your DUI charge at every stage of your case. To read about how a DUI case proceeds in Georgia courts click here:
If you need to send free a 30-day letter or don't know if you need one, please read: HERE
The Banks County Courthouse:
144 Yonah Homer Road
Homer, GA 30547
(Click on the address above for directions to the Banks County Courthouse)
144 Yonah Homer Road
Homer, GA 30547
(Click on the address above for directions to the Banks County Courthouse)
Front of the Banks County Courthouse where Banks County Probate Court and Banks County Superior Court are located.
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