If you get a DUI in Junction City or anywhere else in the State of Kansas you have 14 days to request an administrative hearing from the Kansas Driver Control Bureau. The procedure for doing this is found on the back of the DC-27 form which you should have been given after your arrest. It's a pink piece of paper that is a copy of your arresting officer's certification that you either failed or refused a preliminary breath test.
In order to protect your driving privileges, contact a knowledgeable Junction City DUI attorney to help you review your case. The sooner an attorney is contacted the sooner they can begin protecting your driving privileges and taking action in your criminal case. This also brings up an important point: your driver's license hearing request associated with your DC-27 form is not usually relevant to the criminal aspect of your DUI. So if you get a "win" on your administrative (a.k.a. driver's license) hearing it does not mean you have beat the criminal charges associated with the DUI. The same applies in the criminal case in that if you get a "win" on the criminal side, it does not necessarily mean that your driver's license and driving privileges will remain after you get a DUI.
For more information, contact an attorney who serves the Junction City, and Manhattan, Kansas areas.
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Monday, May 13, 2013
Bonding out of Riley County Jail
When you are arrested and taken to jail it's probably because you're suspected of a crime. Going to any jail, including the Riley County Jail, is an uncomfortable experience and usually once you're there you want to get out as soon as possible.
Unless you have a large amount of liquid cash sitting in a bank account, or your bond is extremely low, you will probably need the use of a Riley County bail bondsman. This bondsman will "post bond" for you and in exchange you will pay 10% of the bond. This bondsman now becomes indebted to the courts for the amount of the bond if you fail to show up. This means every bondsman who bails you out has a vested interest in you showing up to court. They will actively find you in the event you fail to appear.
For something like a DUI in Riley County, most bond amounts will be between $500.00 and $1,000.00. For felonies, violent crimes, or for defendants who are deemed a "flight risk" bonds can be much, much higher.
A bondsman who is available 24/7 is going to be your best bet for bonding out of jail as soon as possible. The sooner you've bonded out the sooner you can contact a Riley County Criminal Defense Attorney about your case. The sooner an attorney is on your case, the sooner he or she can begin helping you achieve a speedy, discrete resolution of your legal issue.
If you need an attorney but can't afford to bond out you may have a family member contact an attorney for you or make a collect call to an Manhattan, KS lawyer who can assist you. You may have an option for a bond reduction at your first appearance or some other way to put up collateral in order to satisfy your 10% bond requirement.
Unless you have a large amount of liquid cash sitting in a bank account, or your bond is extremely low, you will probably need the use of a Riley County bail bondsman. This bondsman will "post bond" for you and in exchange you will pay 10% of the bond. This bondsman now becomes indebted to the courts for the amount of the bond if you fail to show up. This means every bondsman who bails you out has a vested interest in you showing up to court. They will actively find you in the event you fail to appear.
For something like a DUI in Riley County, most bond amounts will be between $500.00 and $1,000.00. For felonies, violent crimes, or for defendants who are deemed a "flight risk" bonds can be much, much higher.
A bondsman who is available 24/7 is going to be your best bet for bonding out of jail as soon as possible. The sooner you've bonded out the sooner you can contact a Riley County Criminal Defense Attorney about your case. The sooner an attorney is on your case, the sooner he or she can begin helping you achieve a speedy, discrete resolution of your legal issue.
If you need an attorney but can't afford to bond out you may have a family member contact an attorney for you or make a collect call to an Manhattan, KS lawyer who can assist you. You may have an option for a bond reduction at your first appearance or some other way to put up collateral in order to satisfy your 10% bond requirement.
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