Your Texas Driver License can be suspended just for being ARRESTED for a DWI, even if later found not guilty!
by
Stephen T. Bowling on Sep. 03, 2014
Criminal Criminal DUI-DWI Criminal Misdemeanor
Summary: A brief summary of the timeline to request an Administrative License Revocation hearing before your license will be automatically suspended.
In Texas, if you are arrested for Driving While Intoxicated your driver license may be suspended, even if you are later found not guilty or the charges are dismissed! The Administrative License Revocation (ALR) Program is a civil administrative process unrelated to criminal court proceedings.
If you are arrested for DWI and refuse or fail the breath or blood test you will be served a notice that your driver license will be suspended. You then have 15 days from the date the suspension notice is served to request a hearing. If you do not request a hearing, the suspension goes into effect on the 40th day after the notice is served. This date is usually 40 days after the arrest!
It is imperative that you submit a request for a hearing within the required 15 days! If the 15 day deadline is not met, the request for a hearing will be denied!
At the hearing, which may take up to 120 days to be scheduled, the previously arrested driver is responsible for providing facts to the hearing officer who will determine if the reasons for the suspension are valid.
If you, or you know someone, who has been arrested for Driving While Intoxicated, call Steve Bowling Law for a free consultation at (512) 827-2946 and visit www.SteveBowling.com for additional information.