Can You Apply for Limited Driving Privileges After a DWI Arrest in Charlotte?

When Is a Driver’s License Suspended Following a DWI Arrest?

Under North Carolina law, your driver’s license can be suspended for 30 to 45 days if you are arrested for DWI. It can be suspended in these situations:

Your blood alcohol content (BAC) was 0.08 percent or higher at the time of your arrest.

You are a commercial driver who was arrested for DWI with a BAC of 0.04 percent or higher.

You are under 18 years old and your BAC was 0.01 percent or higher.

You were stopped for DWI and refused to submit to a breath or chemical test.

Eligibility for Limited Driving Privileges

You are not eligible for limited driving privileges until at least 10 days from the date of your driver’s license suspension. Some of the requirement you must meet for a restricted license to be granted include:

You must have a valid driver’s license or your license must have been expired for less than a year.
You must not have been charged with or been convicted of another DWI offense since your arrest.
You must not have a prior DWI conviction in the last seven years since being charged with the current DWI.
If your revocation was for 30 days, 10 days must have past since it was revoked. You must wait 30 days if your license was revoked for 45 days.
You obtained an assessment from an approved mental health facility.
If you have a prior DWI conviction, you must have been sentenced at a Level 3, 4, or 5.

Additional requirements must be met if you are charged with underage DWI or refused a breath or chemical test.

How to Request Limited Driving Privileges

You will need to file a petition for limited driving privileges with the court and attend a court hearing. If the judge grants your request, you would be permitted to drive Monday through Friday from 8:00 am to 8:00 pm for work, school, household maintenance, court-ordered treatments, emergency medical care, or community service ordered as part of your probation.

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Simply being charged with DWI in North Carolina often results in your driver’s license being revoked for a minimum of 30 days. However, we can typically get your driving privileges reinstated almost immediately. We do this by either, first, challenging this civil license revocation, or second, getting you a limited driving privilege.

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Whether you realize it or not, a considerable amount of evidence exists regarding your DWI charge, much of which is vital to an effective defense of your case. We will review your court file, subpoena necessary documents, videos, and notes, and file the appropriate pretrial motions in a timely manner.

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As former prosecutors, we are aware of all the potential defenses that may be available to you. We do not automatically assume you intend to plead guilty and face the harsh consequences associated with a DWI conviction. We pledge we will examine every possible defense and take your case to trial if it is in your best interest.

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While it’s our goal to win every DWI case we have, it’s simply not possible for any attorney to win every time. If you are ultimately convicted of DWI, we will help you take every step possible to reduce the potential penalties, such as avoiding jail time, keeping you driving, reducing monetary costs, and more.

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