You should be proactive in your Arizona DUI defense and fix anything that you may have been cited for such as a broken windshield or window tint too dark, bulb out in brake or tail lights.
1. Get Proper Insurance or Registration:
If you were cited for not having insurance or proper registration you must get either and provide proof. If you already had but were unable to provide proof of either please provide a copy of either to your attorney and bring the original to court.
2. Resolve any Unpaid Past Fines or Traffic Tickets:
If you neglect past problems with your driver’s license it may pile up and become worse with after any DUI conviction or any other points you may receive on the citation such as a reduced charge of reckless driving which carries 8 points against your driving record just like a DUI.
3. Check Your Address With the Arizona MVD:
Any additional or future action on your ability to drive will be mailed to you from the Arizona Motor Vehicle Department (MVD). It does not matter if the information does not get to you because you moved and failed to notify the MVD. Notice is sufficient when mailed by the Arizona MVD. They do not need to serve you personally.
4. Check Your Driving Record with the Arizona MVD:
You want to be prepared for any negative impact on your driving record. If you have past traffic, speeding tickets or violations that resulted in points on your driving record you could get a harsher license suspension than expected. Therefore, check your driving record before it is too late. Be prepared.
5. Get Your Car Back If Impounded:
Arizona grants authority to law enforcement agencies to impound of the vehicle you were driving for up to 30 days if arrested for DUI, at the expense of the owner or driver. Therefore, determine if it may be released to you, your spouse, family member, or owner. If not, you will need to request an impound hearing. It is an informal hearing, and you do not need an attorney at that hearing. Most are conducted by phone. Therefore, read the impound instructions and request a hearing immediately so that the vehicle can be released from impound.