CONSEQUENCES OF A NEW YORK DMV REFUSAL HEARING

The first thing that may happen is that he judge rules against you and your license is supended for one full year. This can be devastating to a family who relies on a parent to drive to and from work and activities for the children. Additionally, this places you in a difficult position in the criminal case because the only way to restore your driving privileges is to plead guilty to a dwi charge. This causes pressure on the client to plead guilty and give up his right to a trial because he needs to get back on the road.

There is also very little chance of appelling your DMV case because the courts look at that as an administrative hearing. It is important to realize that the DMV refusal case is completely seperate from the DWI criminal case. You can find yourself convicted of one and not the other. For these reasons, it is important to have an experienced attorney with you at the Refusal Hearing.