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The Torrance Courthouse on Maple Avenue is the criminal court for the South Bay — Torrance, the beach cities, Gardena, and the Palos Verdes peninsula. The South Bay is full of small cities that run their own prosecutors, so who handles your DUI depends on the city of arrest.
Torrance Courthouse — court & DMV details
Why your case is here
The Torrance Courthouse at 825 Maple Avenue is the Southwest District's criminal court for the South Bay. DUIs from Torrance, Redondo Beach, Hermosa Beach, Manhattan Beach, Gardena, Lomita, and the Palos Verdes peninsula cities are heard here. South Bay DUI enforcement clusters along Pacific Coast Highway, Hawthorne Boulevard, and the 405 and 110 freeways, and the beach-city nightlife drives weekend stops.
Beach cities run their own prosecutors
The South Bay is unusual for how many cities prosecute their own misdemeanors. A DUI arrested in Torrance is the Torrance City Attorney's; in Redondo Beach — which also handles Hermosa Beach misdemeanors under contract — the Redondo Beach City Prosecutor's; and unincorporated-area or felony cases belong to the LA County DA. Identifying the office early matters.
The 10-day DMV deadline
Your Torrance court case is separate from the DMV's case against your license, and the DMV's 10-day deadline to request a hearing starts at arrest. How the DMV hearing works →
How Ron defends a DUI at the Torrance Courthouse
With several city prosecutors and heavy PCH and beach-city enforcement, a South Bay DUI rewards an attorney who pins down the jurisdiction first. Ron works directly with you from his Irvine office, tests the stop and the chemical evidence, deals with the right city prosecutor, and runs the DMV hearing in parallel, in English or Farsi.
Where will my Redondo Beach or Manhattan Beach DUI be heard?
Who prosecutes a beach-city DUI?
Does this courthouse cover the Palos Verdes peninsula?
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Ron defends DUI cases across Southern California from his Irvine office — and works directly with you, not a call center.
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