Maro Sasaki

DMV Hearing Consultant

If you are accused of a San Francisco Bay Area DUI, you may not realize that there are two different opportunities to contest drunk driving charges.

 1. The DUI Court Case

 2. The DMV Administrative Per Se Hearing

What is the DMV Administrative Per Se Hearing?

While everyone accused of DUI is automatically given a court date, the lesser known DMV Administrative Per Se Hearing is a discretionary action which means that it must be requested within 10 days to take place.

The DMV hearing specifically addresses the issue of whether your driver’s license will be suspended.  It offers the accused a chance to assert his or her rights and present evidence to contest what would otherwise be an automatic license suspension!  These two hearings are completely separate and a win at in a DUI court case does not automatically result in a win at a DMV hearing.

To preserve our client’s rights, Summit Defense attorneys always request a DMV hearing as soon as we are contacted and retained.  We use our experience to schedule the hearing at the best possible time and under the most favorable circumstances for our clients.

Mr. Maro Sasaki: DMV Hearing Expert

To increase the odds of winning these hearings Summit Defense retained Maro Sasaki, who has 18 years experience working on the other side of the table as a former DMV Hearing Officer.

Mr. Sasaki literally listened to thousands of these cases and he knows what it takes to contest license suspensions.  Today he uses his expertise to help Summit Defense clients keep their licenses - whether as an expert witness at the hearing or as a consultant to Summit Defense DUI attorneys.

Experience

1979-1997 Department of Motor Vehicles, CA
Administrative Hearing Officer

Conducted the following administrative hearings:
Administrative Per Se;
Implied consent;
0.01% Tolerance;
Financial Responsibility;
Accidents;
Negligent Operator;
Violation of Probation;
Provisional License;
Physical and Mental Conditions (including alcohol and drugs);
Fraud;
Lack of Skill/Knowledge; and
Fatality.

Departmental Training

Trained in the following disciplines:
Administrative Law;
Medical Conditions;
Blood Alcohol Analysis; and
Administration of breath-test and P.A.S. machinery.

Lectureships

Lectured at the following venues:
South Bay Association
Southeast Bar Association
West Orange Bar Association
California Highway Patrol
Los Angeles Sheriff's Department
Long Beach Prosecutor and Probation Departments
Epilepsy Foundation of Greater Los Angeles Basin
Various City Police Departments

Professional Experience

Administrative Hearing Officer has testified as an expert witness on DMV administrative/legal issues.