Administrative Law Lawyer Sacramento – What Is An Administrative Hearing?

Administrative hearings usually occur in matters regarding licenses including drivers licenses and day care licenses as well as professional licenses for occupations such as teaching and nursing.

Administrative hearings with DMV concerning drivers license suspensions and revocations (for DUIs and negligent drivers for example) occur at DMV offices and are heard by a DMV hearing officer who is an employee of DMV.

DMV administrative hearings are governed by the California Vehicle Code as well as by the Government Code which deals with all sorts of administrative hearings and law. If DMV seeks to suspend or revoke your drivers license, contact Sacramento Drivers License Lawyer Jonathan Turner.

Administrative hearings concerning other types of licenses, such as nursing licenses, teaching credentials, contractors licenses, day care license, brokers licenses, real estate licenses, etc… tend to be more formal and are usally held at one of California’s Offices of Administrative Hearings before an Administrative Law Judge. These types of administrative hearings are similar to court trials except that there are no juries and the rules of evidence and procedure are primarily covered in the California Government Code/Administrative Procedures Act. Because of the complexity of such administrative hearings not to mention that one’s career may be at stake, a Sacramento, California Administrative Law Attorney like Jonathan Turner should be hired. Sacramento, California Professional Licensing Attorney Jonathan Turner has participated in dozens of administrative hearings all over California from San Diego and Los Angeles on up to the Bay Area and Sacramento. Sacramento, California Teaching Credential Attorney Jonathan Turner has been successful in saving the professional licenses of many of his clients over the years.

If you are facing the discipline of a professional license and dealing with one of California’s numerous licensing boards such as the Board of Registered Nursing, the Board of Vocational Nursing, the Board of Behavioral Sciences, the Department of Real Estate, the Department of Consumer Affairs, the Department of Social Services or the Commission on Teacher Credentialing, contact administrative law lawyer Sacramento Jonathan Turner.