Pennsylvania PennDOT Rights

Fight to save your license! If you drive after losing your license, you will have to pay a steep fine and face a minimum of sixty days to up to six months in jail as a mandatory minimum sentence.

Protecting Your Right to Drive in Pennsylvania After Your DUI Arrest

First and foremost, hire an experienced attorney. There are many factors to consider.

Immediately provide your attorney will all correspondence received from Penn DOT. These letters contain appeal dates and other important deadlines. Failure to timely respond will often automatically result in a license suspension and a loss of the ability to present a defense.
Penn DOT hearings are usually attended by the arresting officer and can provide an important preview of the evidence to be offered against you at your DUI or other suspension hearings. During this hearing, your attorney can investigate the adequacy of the stop. The officer must have had a reasonable suspicion that a crime or traffic infraction was being committed.

Investigate the adequacy of the arrest and request for a test. The officer must have developed a reasonable belief that you were impaired by alcohol.

Check the times of events. Officers must perform the tests within certain guidelines.

Attend the motor vehicle hearing. Listen for fabrications and other errors.

You can also appeal the loss of your license for a refusal or other attempted suspension.