If you have been charged with a DWI, it is in your best interest to request an ALR Hearing within 15 days of your arrest. During this hearing, the court will decide whether or not to suspend your license. An ALR Hearing is separate from your criminal case and determines whether the evidence from your DWI is enough to defer your driving privileges. To do so, the court must be able to provide certain evidence:

1. Was there a reasonable suspicion or probable cause for the officer to stop or arrest the driver?
2. There was probable cause for the officer to believe the driver was intoxicated?
3. The police officers offered the driver a chance to provide a specimen of breath or blood?
4. The driver either refused to submit breath or blood or it was over the legal limit of 0.08.

If these 4 steps can be proven, your license is likely to be suspended. However, with a skilled attorney who has experience in DWI cases, you may find justice. At Barbieri Law Firm, our criminal attorney has over 12 years of experience handling DWI cases and ALR Hearings. Our office will gather other evidence to find where mistakes were made. For example, police officers may have followed improper procedure or gathered faulty evidence. Although it seems overwhelming, an ALR Hearing is a crucial step in your DWI case, and one that you should take. If you have been charged with DWI, contact our office today for a free consultation at 972-424-1902.