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What Is Louisiana's Administrative Driver's License Suspension Law?

When a person is arrested for DWI and either refuses to submit to a breath alcohol or blood alcohol test or submits to a breath alcohol or blood alcohol test with a reading of .10 or above, the arresting officer will seize the person's driver's license and issue in its place a temporary license which is good for 30 days. When this happens you have the right to an Administrative Hearing to determine if your driver's license will be suspended. In order to obtain an Administrative Hearing you must apply for the hearing, in writing, within 15 days of your arrest. If you do not timely apply for a hearing, your driver's license will be suspended when the 30 day temporary driver's license expires. Your written request for a hearing can either be hand delivered to: Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections
Litigation Support Unit
109 South Foster Drive
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70806
or it can be mailed to: Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections
Litigation Support Unit
P. O. Box 64886
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70896 The safest means to request a hearing is, of course, to hand deliver, file and have date stamped the original request and a copy (which you retain for your records) to 109 South Foster Drive, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70806. If this is impossible, then you must make sure that your mailed request is post­marked within 15 days of the arrest.

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