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Washington License Suspension Issues
When you drive a motor vehicle in the State of Washington, Implied Consent Laws become applicable. Implied consent Laws state that you are presumed to have already consented to a breath test upon a lawful arrest. Every State has implied consent laws. In essence, this law states that you agree to submit a breath test when you are arrested for a DUI, and that if you refuse, your license will be suspended.
If you consent and submit to the chemical testing which reveals a blood alcohol level 0.08 or higher, your license will be suspended for a period of 90 days. If you refuse to take the chemical testing, your license will be revoked for two years on the first refusal and a three year revocation if you refused for a prior offense within a 7 year period.
Whether you refuse the test or you take the test and blow at or over 0.08, your license will be suspended. In either scenario, the Department of Licensing (DOL) will seek to revoke or suspend your license on the 60th day following your arrest, prior to and distinct from any court case brought against you. However, there is a mechanism in place to challenge this suspension. You or your attorney must make a request for an administrative hearing within 20 days following your arrest. If you fail to request this hearing in that time period, you forfeit the right to challenge the suspension. This hearing must be scheduled within 60 days of the date of arrest. The administrative hearing procedure is highly complex and should not be attempted without an attorney trained in DUI. The current success rate for all drivers was nearly 20 percent at the administrative hearings. That means 4 out 5 drivers who requested a hearing, lost
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