Hello. My Wife was arrested for a DUI in North Carolina in 2004. She was a resident of NC at the time but she grew up in California and was using her California license at the time of arrest. She pled guilty, completed all the classes, paid the fines, and according to her lawyer in Raleigh, all was good. After moving out of the country for a year, we moved back to California in 2007 and we were married in 2009.
In late 2010, she received a letter from the California DMV saying her license was suspended due to the DUI in NC. She sent the letter to her lawyer in North Carolina, and was told he would take care of it. In late 2011, she went in to the CA DMV to register her car and they told her her license was suspended. They had her sign a piece of paper saying she understood but they did not give her a copy of the paper or take her license away. We checked the CA DMV website and it shows her license suspended but gives little other information.
She has been calling the CA DMV to find out what she needs to do to take care of this (more classes, fines, etc.) but they will not give her any information. The lawyer in NC has been unresponsive. She works three jobs and drives at least 50 miles a day, six days a week so I'd like to take care of this before she gets pulled over. I'm sure we'll have to get a lawyer here in California, but we're not sure where to start. Any guidance would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
In late 2010, she received a letter from the California DMV saying her license was suspended due to the DUI in NC. She sent the letter to her lawyer in North Carolina, and was told he would take care of it. In late 2011, she went in to the CA DMV to register her car and they told her her license was suspended. They had her sign a piece of paper saying she understood but they did not give her a copy of the paper or take her license away. We checked the CA DMV website and it shows her license suspended but gives little other information.
She has been calling the CA DMV to find out what she needs to do to take care of this (more classes, fines, etc.) but they will not give her any information. The lawyer in NC has been unresponsive. She works three jobs and drives at least 50 miles a day, six days a week so I'd like to take care of this before she gets pulled over. I'm sure we'll have to get a lawyer here in California, but we're not sure where to start. Any guidance would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.