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DUI Defense Lawyers in Santa Barbara County, California
Every dui lawyer and dui attorney listing on this page traces back to the State Bar of California's official roll, filtered to DUI defense matters arising in Santa Barbara County. Verification describes profile identity, not quality or outcomes.
South Central Coast county whose 1929 Anacapa Street courthouse still hears live calendars; branch courts in Santa Maria serve the north county. Venue for most DUI defense matters arising in the county lies with the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara, seated at Santa Barbara.
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 Santa Barbara County chapter of the registry's statewide record · DUI Lawyers 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 Santa Barbara.
County seat: Santa Barbara
Main courthouse: Santa Barbara Anacapa Division, 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101
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.santabarbara.courts.ca.gov
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DUI Defense matters in Santa Barbara 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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