Oakland Driver Safety Office
There are twelve (12) DMV Driver Safety Offices located throughout the State of California for those drivers needing to request and schedule administrative hearings or DMV ordered reexaminations.
The Oakland Driver Safety Office serves the counties of Alameda and Contra Costa. The office’s address and public telephone number are listed below.
Oakland Driver Safety Office
303 Hegenberger Road, Suite 400
Oakland, California 94621-1452
Phone: (510) 563-8900
Fax: (510) 563-8950
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Additionally, the Oakland Driver Safety Office has three satellite offices where DMV hearings are conducted. These offices are located in El Cerrito, Fremont and Pittsburg. Their contact information is listed below.
El Cerrito DMV Office
6400 Manila Avenue
El Cerrito, CA 94530
Phone: (800) 777-0133
Fremont DMV Office
4287 Central Avenue
Fremont, CA 94536
Phone: (800) 777-0133
Pittsburg DMV Office
1399 Buchanan Road
Pittsburg, CA 94565
Phone: (800) 777-0133
Oakland Driver Safety Office is the location where DMV driver license suspension hearings are held. DMV hearings are conducted before specially trained Hearing Officers who decide whether to suspend, revoke or place on probation the driving privilege of a person who has been issued a California driver's license or has driven in California. In most circumstances where the DMV orders an action against a person's driving privilege, there exists the right to a hearing before a DMV Hearing Officer to review all evidence supporting the license suspension and challenge the action. A discretionary action is one where the law permits, but does not require, DMV to order an action.
To receive a DMV hearing, a person must request the hearing within ten days of receiving notice of the action against the driving privilege. If the person receives a notice and hires a lawyer to represent them, the attorney should request the hearing on behalf of the driver and a request a stay of any suspension or other action between the request for the hearing and the issuance of a written decision. The California Driver Safety Office hearing proceedings are tape recorded and may be conducted by telephone or in person before a Driver Safety Hearing Officer of the California DMV.
At the hearing, the driver is informed of the legal grounds for the action, and has the opportunity to review and challenge the evidence of the Department of Motor Vehicles, and to present evidence, witnesses and testimony in an effort to persuade the DMV Hearing Officer to modify or rescind the action. The rules that control these hearings are found in the Vehicle Code, the Government Code (Administrative Procedures Act) and in various Appellate and Supreme Court decisions. Following the hearing, the Driver Safety Hearing Officer will make a decision to uphold (sustain), modify, or rescind (set aside) the DMV action.
Contact our office today if you or someone you know has received a notice from the California DMV which threatens any action against a driver's license.
Alameda County includes the cities and towns of Alameda, Albany, Berkeley, Dublin, Emeryville, Fremont, Hayward, Livermore, Newark, Oakland, Piedmont, Pleasanton, San Leandro, Union City.
Contra Costa County includes the cities and towns of Antioch, Brentwood, El Cerrito, Hercules, Oakley, Pinole, Pittsburg, Richmond, San Pablo, Clayton, Concord, Danville, Lafayette, Martinez, Moraga, Orinda, Pleasant Hill, San Ramon, Walnut Creek.
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