5. May I drive in California now?
If you were validly licensed and insured prior to a Sonoma County DUI arrest and if the officer took your license and/or served you with a "pink" temporary license, then typically in most cases you may drive with that temporary license for 30 days from the date of arrest. Usually an attorney can help extend that 30 days until a DMV decision is obtained.
If you are licensed outside the state of California, then, even though you may see that the Pink Temporary states "this temporary license does not provide you with any driving privileges if you do not have a California driver license," nonetheless you have the same right to a hearing and a stay (postponement) of any suspension of privileges as a California licensee (CVC 13552).
Therefore, Sonoma County DUI attorneys usually advise non-California licensees that the best way to continue driving in California is to ask a Sonoma County DUI lawyer to request the DMV hearing within ten days of your arrest (this process is briefly described on the face of the pink temporary) in order to stop the automatic suspension of your California driving privileges until your entire incident and supporting documentation can be examined by a local Santa Rosa lawyer to determine if there are any viable defenses.
If your Santa Rosa attorney successfully obtains this postponement of suspension, then typically your driving privileges in California are extended until your matter is resolved with either an outright win, or at least with a more controlled reimposition of a suspension. Click on Ten Tips For the First 48 Hours After Arrest on this site for a more detailed discussion about the pink temporary license and the DMV. Consult with a Sonoma County DUI lawyer about your specific case.