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DWI Driver's License Suspension IssuesIf you are charged with DWI the Texas Department of Public Safety will try to suspend your driver’s license. The rules regarding driver’s license suspensions are numerous and complicated. Generally, for a first offense DWI, if you refuse a breath test DPS will try to suspend your driver’s license for 180 days and if you fail a breath test DPS will try to suspend your driver’s license for 90 days. It is important to know that you have a right to refuse a breathalyzer test. That’s important enough to repeat—don’t take a breath or blood test!
From the date you are arrested you have 15 days to contest the suspension of your driver’s license. It is important that you meet with an attorney before this deadline passes so they may advise you as to the best course of action. Your driver’s license will be suspended 40 days after the date you were arrested. If your driver’s license is suspended, it is fairly easy to obtain an occupational driver’s license that will allow you to drive for work and other essential needs during the period of your suspension.
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