Mobile Municipal Court
The Monk Law Firm handles cases pending in the Mobile Municipal Court. I offer a freeconsultation to persons arrested for DUI in Mobile. Call (251) 650-4591 for your free consultation. If you do not wish to call, you can complete the contact information to the right of this page and someone will call you as soon as possible.
Don't make the mistake of going to Mobile City Court without an attorney. If you do, you may end of in jail or end up with an unnecessary DUI conviction on your record.
The Mobile Municipal Court usually has court every day of the weekunless there is a holiday and begins at different times. The municipal court is located at 205 Government Street,2nd Floor, Mobile, Alabama 36601. There are five municipal court judges. They are A. Holmes Whiddon, Jr., Shelbonnie Hall, Mathew S. Green, Rose A. McPhillips, and Thomas H. Figures. If you have a traffic or criminal charge pending in Mobile Municipal Court, you should contact the firm as soon as possible. A conviction could mean the loss of your freedom, your driver's license and even your money. Even if you think you are guilty and there is no hope, there may be options such as a good behavior plea ("Stipulate to a Prima Facie Case") or pleading to an amended charge.
Below is the applicable fines, jail time license suspension for each corresponding DUI conviction.
Fines |
Jail Time |
License Suspension |
|
| 1st DUI | $600 to $2,100 |
You can be sentenced up to a year in jail. But there is not a minimum amount of jail time you have to serve. | 90 days |
| 2nd DUI | $1,100 to $5,100 |
You can be sentenced up to a year in jail. But have to serve at least 5 days of your sentence. | 1 year |
| 3rd DUI | $2,100 to $10,100 |
You can be sentenced up to a year in jail. But have to serve at least 60 days of your sentence. | 3 years |
Why you need an attorney in city court.
• An attorney can help keep you out of jail.
• An attorney can negotiate your fines.
• An attorney might be able to get you good behavior plea.
• An attorney can help you keep your driver's
license.
• An attorney can explain the process to you.
• An attorney may have options in which you don’t
know exist.
• An attorney will fight for your rights.
Surprises people get in court.
1. It is my first charge ever, and the judge won’t send me to jail.
Not true. I have seen people go to jail even when it was their first charge.2. I just have a traffic ticket. I don’t need an attorney.
Do you know which tickets carry the possibility of jail time?
Do you know which tickets carry the possibility of driver license suspension?3. I don't need an attorney on my Driving While Revoke ticket because I have my license now.
You need to hire an attorney to ensure that the ticket dismissed.
If the ticket is not dismissed and you are found guilty, your license will be suspended
for 6 more months.4. The officer told me that he was going to drop my charge.
It is not up to the officer to drop the charge. After the officer signs the complaint, it is up to the prosecutor to dismiss your charge. Officers sometimes tell people this to get them to cooperate or to calm them down.
I graduated from the Universty of Alabama Law School and have been practicing law since 1999. Give me a call and let me put that experience to work for you.
If you have been arrested, learn why you should hire an lawyer to represent you. At the Monk Law Firm, the firm understands that sometimes problems don't occur nine to five. Consequently, the firm is available on a limited basis to take your calls on the weekend and after hours. Please call the firm and leave a message. Someone will call you back as soon as possible.