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10 day
rule
A Georgia
DUI arrest
will almost
always
result in
the officer
filing a DDS
1205 sworn
report.
The
arresting
officer will
take your
license and
give you a
yellow piece
of paper to
use as a
temporary
driving
permit.
If you don't
read the
back of this
document,
you may not
realize that
your license
will get
suspended if
you fail to
request a
hearing
within ten
business
days of your
arrest.
Contact Mr.
Leonard
immediately
and he will
send this
request for
you.
ALS
Suspension
Once you
request the
hearing
referenced
above, you
will be
mailed a
hearing
date.
Generally,
this hearing
will be
about 60
days after
the request
and your
temporary
permit will
be extended
until the
date of the
hearing.
If the
officer
fails to
appear, this
separate
civil
proceeding
will be
dismissed.
If the
officer show
up for the
hearing, you
will have a
hearing or
the officer
can agree to
withdraw his
request to
suspend your
license.
Even if you
lose the
hearing, if
this is your
first DUI in
5 years, you
can get a
permit after
30 days.
Post-conviction
license
suspension
See the
Georgia DUI
Punishment
page for
regular
license
suspension
information.
A drivers
license will
be suspended
for 120 days
if
convicted.
If this is a
first
conviction
in a five
year period,
the driver
can get a
work permit
to drive on
during the
120 days.
The full
license can
be
reinstated
after 120
days with a
certificate
from a risk
reduction
school and a
$210.00
reinstatement
fee.
A CDL driver
can lose his
CDL license
for a year
with a first
DUI
conviction,
even if the
DUI was in a
personal
vehicle.
Even worse,
most
companies
will fire
you or place
you on leave
for just
getting
arrested,
without even
giving the
employee an
opportunity
to contest
the case.
Implied
Consent or
"Refusal"
suspension
By signing
and
accepting a
driver's
license in
Georgia, you
have
implicitly
consented to
a test of
your blood,
breath or
urine if a
police
officer
determines
that
probable
cause exists
to believe
that you are
driving
under the
influence.
If you
refuse the
state test,
then your
license can
be suspended
for one
year.
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