CONSEQUENCES TO DRIVING PRIVILEGES FOR A MISSOURI DWI ARREST
IN MISSOURI, YOU ONLY HAVE 15 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF NOTICE (USUALLY ARREST DATE) TO FILE FOR AN ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING. IF YOU FAIL TO FILE FOR AN ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING WITHIN 15 DAYS OF THE DATE OF THE NOTICE OF SUSPENSION, YOUR LICENSE WILL TYPICALLY BE SUSPENDED FOR 30 DAYS IF YOUR BAC WAS ABOVE .08 PERCENT, OR FOR ONE YEAR IF YOU REFUSED TO TAKE A BLOOD, BREATH OR URINE TEST AFTER BEING ARRESTED FOR DWI OR DUI, DEPENDING UPON YOUR DRIVING HISTORY AND/OR CRIMINAL HISTORY. Contact RUSSELL L. POWELL at (816) 550-3695 for a free consultation on your DWI or DUI charge.
DRIVERS LICENSE CONSEQUENCES
Like most other states, an arrest for DWI or DUI initiates two separate legal proceedings. First, the criminal case, filed in the jurisdiction in which the arrest was made, and; Second, a driver’s license hearing which is filed with or against the Missouri Department of Revenue. As noted above, it is important that you contact an attorney immediately you’re your arrest for DUI or DWI, as you only have fifteen (15) days to file for your Administrative Hearing to protect your Missouri Driving Privileges. If you do not file for an Administrative Hearing within the first fifteen (15) days after you receive a notice of suspension form, normally given at the time of your arrest, you will forever lose your right to do so, and your license will be suspended. The only caveat is that upon a refusal of a breath, blood or urine test, a driver has thirty (30) days to appeal the suspension by filing a Petition for Review in the Circuit Court, however, the suspension of the driver’s license goes into effect after the first fifteen (15) days, and only a Circuit Court or Associate Circuit Court Judge may stay or lift the suspension until the driver is afforded an Administrative Hearing. As such, it is imperative that the driver contact an attorney immediately after arrest to discuss their options. Attorney Russell L. Powell will give you a free consultation by calling him at (816) 550-3695.
CONSEQUENCES TO DRIVING PRIVILEGES FOR A KANSAS DUI ARREST
The length of your potential driver’s license suspension depends upon whether you refused the chemical test or whether you failed the test. Additional factors considered by the Kansas Department of Revenue are whether this is your first test failure, and whether you are over the age of 21. Based upon these factors, the suspension of your Kansas driving privileges ranges from thirty (30) days to one year.
Under the DUI laws in Kansas you have the right to request an administrative hearing on your driver’s license suspension. At that hearing, you can challenge the grounds upon which your license is being suspended. If you prevail at the administrative hearing, your license may not be suspended, that is why it is important that you contact an experienced Kansas DUI attorney to assist you in properly filing for your administrative hearing, and subpoenaing the arresting officer to testify at your hearing. If you fail to timely file for an administrative hearing within ten (10) days of receiving the pink DC-27 form, your license will be suspended.
Call Russell L. Powell today for a free consultation, and he can assist you in properly filing for your administrative hearing. Give yourself the best possible chance to win your administrative hearing. Do not delay. Time is of the essence. Call Russell L. Powell at (816) 550-3695 for a free consultation.
If you request an administrative hearing within ten (10) business days of receiving the pink DC-27 Notice of Suspension form, your license can not be suspended until a final decision has been made by a hearing officer. Therefore, it is very important that you request the administrative hearing within ten (10) days. If you fail to timely request a hearing, your license will be suspended.
Call (816) 550-3695 to schedule a free consultation.