How Do I Get A Temporary License After A DWI?
How Do You Get A Temporary Driver’s License?
By law, you are granted a 30-day temporary license after a DWI arrest in Louisiana. If you do not hire a lawyer to request an Administrative Hearing to be help with the Division of Administrative Law within 30 days from the arrest date, then your driver’s license could go into suspension immediately.
When our firm gets hired, we request that hearing for our clients and get their temporary license EXTENDED until after the Administrative Hearing is held and the judge rules. This can be very beneficial to our clients as they can continue to drive.
Do You Need an Attorney During A DMV Hearing?
Absolutely. In fact, you need a lawyer that handles DWI cases regularly. It is unfortunate that so many lawyers who are clueless about DWI and driver’s license issues will take on DWI cases because the client was referred to them. Many of these lawyers won’t even request the hearing because they don’t know what to do, they don’t know the laws, and they don’t know how to argue the issues.
TIP: Hire only a real DWI lawyer that does this every day, not your friend’s lawyer that handled his car accident claim.
If you are charged with DWI and you’re undergoing an administrative hearing with the DMV, not having a DWI lawyer could lower your chances of getting the best result. This is because of the legal technicalities and preponderance of the evidence the DMV will be required to meet. You need an experienced DWI attorney to represent you at the DMV administrative hearing. If you need with your DWI, contact us any time.
This article was written by Louisiana DWI attorney Carl Barkemeyer of Barkemeyer Law Firm.
