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DUI Defense Attorneys in Kern County, California
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Oil, agriculture, and logistics country at the Valley's southern end; the Metropolitan Division in Bakersfield anchors the county's calendars. Venue for most DUI defense matters arising in the county lies with the Superior Court of California, County of Kern, seated at Bakersfield.
The law also keeps time: ten days from arrest to request the DMV administrative hearing under Cal. Veh. Code § 13353.2. The DMV's administrative per se suspension is separate from the criminal case, missing the 10-day window forfeits the hearing. Most misdemeanor DUI charges must be filed within one year (Cal. Penal Code § 802). The plaque below carries the citation; the roster that follows carries the rest.
This page is the Kern County chapter of the registry's statewide record · DUI Attorneys in California collects all 58 counties.
The clock & the court
Ten days from arrest to request the DMV administrative hearing.
Cal. Veh. Code § 13353.2
The DMV's administrative per se suspension is separate from the criminal case, missing the 10-day window forfeits the hearing. Most misdemeanor DUI charges must be filed within one year (Cal. Penal Code § 802).
Superior Court of California, County of Kern.
County seat: Bakersfield
Courthouse at the county seat: Metropolitan Division, 1415 Truxtun Ave, Bakersfield, CA 93301
Help with forms without a lawyer: the court's self-help center (source: The court's official website, read 2026-09-27).
Official court information, locations, and filing rules: www.kern.courts.ca.gov
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DUI Defense counsel in the counties bordering Kern County
No attorney on the official State Bar of California roll lists DUI defense among their practice areas with an active licence and an address of record in Kern County.
The counties that share a border with Kern County hold 14 attorneys with DUI defense among their practice areas, counted by the county of their address of record:
- DUI Defense in Los Angeles County · 13 attorneys
- DUI Defense in San Bernardino County · 1 attorney
DUI Defense matters in Kern County
The matters this field covers, as Californians search for them. Each attorney's own profile states which of these they take.
- first-offense DUI
- repeat DUI charges
- DMV license suspension hearings
- felony DUI and DUI with injury
- drug DUI
- underage and commercial driver DUI
- refusal to test
- DUI with a child passenger
- wet reckless reductions
- ignition interlock requirements
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Source: Cal. Veh. Code § 13353.2 · State Bar of California licensee records · Checked: · Maintained by the California Attorney Registry from official State Bar of California records. Legal information, not legal advice.
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