DWI and Driver’s License Suspensions
Of course, if you are convicted of DWI, the Court will suspend your license. However, your license can be suspended before you have even been convicted of a DWI offense—and it only takes one offense: no multiple violations over a period of time or accruing points. If you refuse post arrest physical or blood alcohol tests, or take a blood alcohol test which shows a result over the legal limit, the State will seek to suspend your license. This process...Read More
Two Ways to Lose Your License for DWI
Everyone knows that if you are arrested for DWI and convicted the Court will suspend your license. The only uncertainty is how long the suspension will last. That will depend on whether the charge is a DWI first, subsequent or aggravated. What many people don’t know is that DMV also has the authority to suspend your license separately from the conviction for DWI. If you are arrested for DWI the officer making the arrest will almost always ask you to...Read More