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DALLAS DRIVERS LICENSE SUSPENSION ATTORNEY
Dallas, TX
Need an Occupational Driver's License?
Drunk Driving
Defense (DWI / DUI)
Driver’s
License Suspension / ALR /
ODL
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Administrative License Revocation
(ALR)
An arrest for DWI in Dallas usually leads
to a criminal case.
In most instances, the police officer also issues a “Notice
of Suspension/Temporary Driving Permit.” This is generally
because the
person arrested refused to submit to a breath or blood test,
or did consent to a breath or blood test and the result
was an alcohol concentration greater than 0.08. This begins
a civil action by DPS to attempt to suspend a person’s license.
DPS will automatically suspend
a license on the forty-first day after arrest, unless, within
fifteen days of the arrest, you request a hearing challenging
the attempted suspension. DPS
will not suspend your license until after the hearing concludes.
There are two important reasons
to request an ALR hearing. First, you may win (or the
State may fail to prove its case), in which case you keep
your license until resolution of the criminal case. Second,
we get a preview of the State’s criminal case, including
discovery
of the police officer’s reasons for the arrest (usually
in the form of a police report) and an opportunity to cross-examine
the police officer (usually before the prosecutor is even
aware
of the pending criminal case).
Exercising your right to an
ALR hearing is time-sensitive – please
contact us immediately
so that we may preserve your license rights.
Occupational Driver’s License
(ODL)
If your license is suspended,
either due to a DWI arrest or conviction, or for any other
reason, you may petition the Court for an ODL (either in
the Court with jurisdiction of your criminal
case, or the Court in your county of residence).
An ODL is a restricted license
that allows you to meet your “essential needs” such as
work, school, or necessary household responsibilities. The
Court may limit your driving to scheduled times; or the
Court may require you to keep a log book, documenting your
driving times, subject to an inspection that you do not
exceed your authorized hours.
If you drive
while your license is suspended, you may be charged with
a misdemeanor
offense
of Driving While License Suspended. If you are on Community
Supervision, the State may
file a Motion to Revoke your Community Supervision. If you
violate the conditions of your ODL, you may be charged with
a misdemeanor
offense of Violation of Occupational Driver’s License.
The Court will likely revoke your ODL.
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