Driver's License Suspension

Arizona MVD Hearing - Driver's License Suspension

A driver's license suspension is the likely consequence of any DUI arrest in Arizona, if your blood alcohol content according to a breath or blood test exceeds .08 percent, or if you refused to submit to the test in violation of the implied consent law. The question is what kind of suspension will you receive: the kind that doesn't come into effect until you have a fair chance to avoid it entirely, or the suspension that potentially involves a solid year off the road or the ignition interlock?

For dependable advice and surefooted representation on a driver's license suspension issue related to drunk driving, contact the Phoenix DUI defense attorneys at the Weingart Law Firm. We work just as hard to keep your driver's license intact as we do to keep your criminal record clean.

When you blew .08 or more for the arresting officer, you received a form that advised you (among other things) that your driver's license is suspended for 90 days unless within 15 days of the arrest you request an Arizona Motor Vehicle Division (MVD) administrative hearing to avoid or mitigate the automatic suspension. If you make the request for the suspension within the 15-day period, the 90-day suspension will not go into effect until the MVD matter is resolved.

The MVD hearing on the license suspension is an entirely separate matter from the criminal DUI charge. You can beat the license suspension before the MVD, then lose the DUI case at trial, or fail to defeat the suspension at the administrative hearing only to later win your DUI criminal case.

The same situation applies, but with different suspension periods, for other DUI or implied consent offenses. For example, if you refused the blood alcohol test, your MVD suspension will be for a year, with a chance to drive for the last nine months of that period with an ignition interlock device.

Our intensive focus on DUI defense and driver's license suspension problems at the Weingart Law Firm in Tempe means that we can not only help present your most effective possible defense to the criminal charges, but we can use the MVD administrative hearing process to your maximum benefit as well. For a free consultation about our ability to represent your interests effectively before both the criminal court and the MVD hearing officer, contact an experienced MVD hearing lawyer at the Weingart Law Firm.

The Arizona criminal defense attorneys of the Weingart Law Firm in Tempe advise and represent clients facing serious charges such as aggravated assault, possession or distribution of methamphetamine or other dangerous drugs, domestic violence or stalking, extreme DUI, or identity theft. Our criminal trial lawyers serve clients throughout Arizona, including Maricopa County, Pinal County, Phoenix, Avondale, Apache Junction, Glendale, Mesa, Peoria, Queen Creek, Scottsdale, Surprise, Casa Grande, Gilbert, Chandler, and other East Valley communities.

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