Practice Areas > License Restoration/DMV Hearings
Has your North Carolina Driver’s License been suspended or revoked?
Are you wondering how you are going to be able to get to work, buy groceries, or drive to school?
If your license is suspended or revoked, you need to contact The Law Corner to speak with an experienced driver’s license suspension attorney to discuss your options. Simply ignoring a suspended or revoked license will not fix the problem, and continuing to drive during this time puts you at risk of being charged with driving while your license is suspended or revoked. Convictions for driving while your license is revoked can significantly lengthen the period of revocation and could result in jail time.
Your license may be revoked or suspended for many reasons, including:
· Failure to appear in court
· Too many traffic tickets
· Failure to pay fines or court costs
· Certain types of traffic violations
· DWI conviction
Also, many people believe that if they have never had a North Carolina driver’s license, then their privilege cannot be revoked. You do not need to have ever had a North Carolina driver’s license to be in revoked status, as it is considered a revocation of your driving privilege. Other states will likely pick up on this revocation status, and you may at risk of losing your out of state license.
At The Law Corner, we will thoroughly review your driving record and explain to you what steps need to be taken to restore your driving privileges. This may include helping you clear up an old ticket or take care of old fines. It may also be necessary to reopen old cases that were handled improperly and have resulted in a revocation of your license. Often times, people pled guilty to certain crimes without knowing that their guilty plea will result in the revocation of their license. It may possible to reopen your old case and obtain a different result in order to avoid revocation of your driver’s license.
DMV Hearings
If your driving privileges have been revoked, or if you have received a notice from the Department of Motor Vehicles stating that your driving privileges are scheduled to be revoked, you may be entitled to a hearing to challenge the revocation.
DMV Refusal Hearings – Have you been charged with Driving While Impaired? Were you asked to take a breathalyzer test? Did you attempt to take the test, but were unfairly deemed to have refused the test? Your license will automatically be revoked for 1 year based on your refusal, and if you are convicted of DWI, you will have to wait six months before you will be eligible for a Limited Driving Privilege. There are many reasons as to why you may unable to produce a sufficient breath sample. Maybe you were nervous and upset. Maybe you have Asthma. Maybe the test was not administered properly. Maybe the breathalyzer machine was malfunctioning.
If the officer claims that you refused to submit to a breath test, and you believe this to be false, you may be eligible for a Refusal Revocation Hearing at the Department of Motor Vehicles. It is imperative that you contact us immediately regarding your rights, as there is a limited time frame in which to request a hearing. At a refusal hearing, the arresting officer will present evidence of what happened prior to your arrest and what happened when you were asked to submit to the breath test. We will carefully analyze your case and gather evidence to show that you did not willfully refuse to submit to the test.
At The Law Corner, our attorneys are dedicated to defending you every step of the way. Willfully refusing to submit to a breathalyzer test has severe consequences, and we will fight to have your driving privileges restored and get you back behind the wheel!
DMV Restoration Hearings – If you’ve been convicted of three charges of Driving While Impaired, your North Carolina driving privileges are permanently suspended. However, after a period of time, you may be eligible for a DWI Restoration Hearing. To qualify for a DWI Restoration Hearing, certain evidence must be submitted, such as proof of compliance with substance abuse treatment and other criminal and driving records. The DWI Restoration Hearing is similar to a courtroom proceeding, and is governed by a Hearing Officer who acts as a judge. You are allowed to present witnesses to testify to your sobriety.
Whatever the reason for your driver’s license suspension or revocation, we are here to evaluate your case and, if possible, take the necessary steps to shorten or even eliminate your period of revocation. Additionally, we will be able to tell you whether you qualify for a Limited Driving Privilege. Our lawyers understand that driving has become a vital part of everyday life. Take the first step towards restoring your driving privileges and contact us for a free consultation regarding your driver’s license revocation.