Admin Per Se Suspension
If you are merely arrested for a DUI, and served with a suspension notice by the police officer, a 90 day suspension of your driving privileges is automatically imposed starting 15 days after your arrest.
If you have an Arizona driver's license, you will not be able to drive at all for 30 days, and then for the remaining 60 days, you will be allowed to drive to and from work and to and from school.
If you have an out of state license, you are not entitled to the to and from work permit and you will be required to not drive at all for 90 days.
You are entitled to a hearing for this type of suspension, but the hearing must be requested before the 15 day grace period expires.
If a hearing is properly requested, the suspension will not go into effect unless at the hearing the police officer is able to prove by a preponderance of the evidence that you were DUI. This hearing takes place with the Motor Vehicle Division's Executive Hearing Office and is presided over by a administrative law judge. It is separate from any criminal proceeding.
Usually this type of suspension only applies in cases involving breath testing due to the immediate availability of the results of the breath test to the arresting police officer. In a blood testing case, the police officer could file the suspension once the blood results come in, but usually they do not.
If you or a loved one are accused of a crime and need representation, call (480) 636-1101 to schedule a free initial consultation.
If you or a loved one are accused of DUI and need representation, call (480) 636-1101 to schedule a free initial consultation.
If your child is accused of a crime and needs representation, call (480) 636-1101 to schedule a free initial consultation.
