License Suspension Hearing

License Suspension Hearing

When you are arrested on suspicion of being under the influence (DUI) while operating a motor vehicle, you automatically have your driver’s license suspended and being involved in a license suspension hearing. In Florida, it doesn’t matter if you are convicted or not convicted, your license will be suspended. In order to get your license and driving privileges back, you need to file a motion within ten days to the court to petition to get it back.

Dealing with a License Suspension Hearing

• There is a lot of paperwork that needs to be filed after a DUI arrest. One item that needs to be done is the paperwork to petition the court so that you can get your driving privileges back. It doesn’t matter if this is your first offense, your fourth offense or if your license has been taken away in the past. Each time there is an arrest for a suspicion of DUI and your license is suspended, you only have ten days afterwards to file the paperwork to get it back. You can get a review of your situation and earn your driver’s license back, even though the penalties require that you lose your license for a period of time.

• Hiring a DUI attorney is your best bet because they can fill out all of the paperwork needed in order to get the driver’s license back to you without a delay. There will be paperwork to fill out, but then once the paperwork is received, then there will also be a hearing in front of the court reviewing the case and to see if you will get your license back or not or how long you will have to wait. This hearing is separate from the DUI case you will be facing in the future. The results of one are not based on the other and are two completely separate court procedures.

Paper work and the license suspension hearing

• Failure to file the paperwork within ten days will results in more court fees, paperwork and additional expense as you will have to go through a different process in order to get the license back. You might even have to wait for the DUI case to be processed, so if you need to drive to and from work, then you will have to find alternate means that could cost you additional time and money.

• Getting the review and getting a permit to drive will only be allowed if your driver’s license was valid at the time of arrest. If your license was not valid or you were driving on an already suspended license, then you will not be allowed to file the paperwork in order to get a review and get your license back.

There are separate fees for enlisting legal help during this process in addition to that of paying a lawyer for the DUI charges you face. Most attorney or their firms will be able to handle both cases for you for an additional fee. Consult with a lawyer to determine what your rights are exactly and how much it will cost your to get the license back and the best way to deal with a license suspension hearing.