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The Compton Courthouse on Compton Boulevard is the designated criminal courthouse for the South Central District's Gateway-area cities. DUI arrests out of Carson, Compton, Lynwood, and Paramount — and the surrounding unincorporated pockets of Los Angeles County — are arraigned and heard here.
Compton Courthouse — court & DMV details
Why your case is here
If you were booked for DUI by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department out of Carson, Compton, Lynwood, or Paramount — or by the CHP along the I-710, I-110, or SR-91 corridors that run through this stretch of the Gateway region — your criminal case is filed at the Compton Courthouse. None of these four cities runs its own police department; all four contract with the Sheriff's Department for law enforcement, and each is covered by a different LASD station (Carson, Compton, Century, and Lakewood, respectively), but every one of them funnels misdemeanor and felony arraignments to the same South Central District courthouse on Compton Boulevard.
The 10-day DMV deadline
A DUI arrest in this area opens two separate cases: the criminal case at the Compton Courthouse, and the DMV's administrative case against your driver's license, which runs on its own clock. You have only 10 days from the date of arrest to request a DMV hearing, or your license is automatically suspended. How the DMV hearing works →
How Ron defends a DUI at the Compton Courthouse
Ron Chini works directly with clients from Carson, Compton, Lynwood, and Paramount from his Irvine office, a straightforward drive up the 710 and 91. He reviews the stop and arrest report, the field sobriety testing, and the breath or blood evidence; handles your appearances at the Compton Courthouse; and negotiates with the Los Angeles County District Attorney's office while running the parallel DMV hearing — in English or Farsi. He does not claim to be a certified specialist, and no result is ever guaranteed.
Where will my Carson, Compton, Lynwood, or Paramount DUI be heard?
Who prosecutes a DUI from these cities?
Do Carson, Compton, Lynwood, and Paramount each have their own police department?
How do I protect my license?
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Ron defends DUI cases across Southern California from his Irvine office, in English and Farsi — and works directly with you, not a call center.
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